Fire Levels New Fort. St. John Hotel
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Firefighters douse site of overnight blaze in Fort St. John (photo courtesy Opinion250 reader)
A major fire overnight has leveled the Nova Star four storey hotel that was under construction in Fort St. John.
The cause of the fire is not known, but three neighbouring motels on the Alaska Highway strip between 93rd and 100th streets had to be evacuated including the Blue Bell, had to be evacuated, forcing as many as 100 guests into the night .
That section of the Alaska Highway remains closed. and power to the area has been cut off.
The Tim Horton’s on 96th street , near the scene of the 2 a.m. blaze, opened up overnight to help those who were forced from their rooms.
Emergency services has set up a special hotline for those needing assistance, that number is 785-4592 .
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Smurf Village was constructed in its place.
Then there was the more recent Yellowhead fire of another three storey wood frame structure where fire separations were questionable in an occupied building.
This appears to have been a four storey wood structure. Typical "accidental" causes of fire at that stage is roofing process or plumbers using torches.
One of the dangers of wood construction. I really think that using wood for this type of building has to be questioned both from the point of view of safety and various aspects of quality such as sound barriers from floor to floor, room to adjacent room, and room to corridor.