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Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 May, 2025 10:38 AM
  • Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause

Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the city's Bridgeview neighbourhood.

They say officers responded to a report of a structure fire around 1:35 a.m. in the area of 127 Street and 113A Avenue.

Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze, but remained on scene around 8:15 a.m.

They say the fire is believed to have started in a vacant building and spread to neighbouring homes.

Police say no one was injured.

They say officials are still working to determine the cause of the blaze.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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