SURREY, B.C. — Firefighters say a small plane has crashed in a field in the Metro Vancouver community of Surrey, sending the pilot to hospital with serious injuries.
Surrey Deputy Fire Chief John Lehmann says crews received a call at 1 p.m. Friday about an ultralight aircraft crashing in a field east of 152 Street.
He says rescuers found no one except the badly injured pilot aboard the plane.
Lehmann says the crash ignited a fire in the field that grew quickly because of windy conditions and dry fuel at the site.
He says the blaze spread to about 1.5 hectares before 28 firefighters extinguished it, preventing it from reaching any structures.
Surrey RCMP say the condition of the injured pilot was unknown.
The Mounties say traffic on 152 Street between 72 and 68 avenues was shut down in both directions and motorists were asked to plan alternate routes.
It is unknown how long the closures will remain in effect.
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