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Multiple crews quickly knock down house fire in Port Alberni

Compton Road was closed for more than an hour on Dec. 28, 2024
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Fire crews from several departments in the Alberni Valley responded to a house fire in the 5100-block of Compton Road on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.

Firefighters from Port Alberni, Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake departments responded to a structure fire on Compton Road on Saturday, Dec. 28 around 1:30 p.m.

Crews had the fire, in the 5100-block of Compton Road near Grandview Road, knocked down quickly. Compton was closed between Kitsuksis Road and Indian Avenue but re-opened to traffic a couple of hours after the initial response. 

It was the second call in a couple of hours for the Port Alberni Fire Department, which responded to a two-vehicle MVI at Redford Street and Fourth Avenue late in the morning.

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Susie Quinn

About the Author: Susie Quinn

A journalist since 1987, I have been the Alberni Valley News editor since August 2006.
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