Photo courtesy of the Town of Peace River

By Liam Verster

Fire at car dealership

Fire at Peace River car dealership extinguished amid deep cold temperatures

Jan 29, 2021 | 12:10 PM

Peace River and Weberville Fire Departments managed to contain a fire at the Mighty Peace Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership in Peace River while minimizing the damage to the building.

Fire crews arrived on the scene at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, where they discovered heavy smoke coming from the body shop at the rear of the building.

All the occupants safely exited the building prior to crews arriving on the scene.

The first crew on the scene knocked back the fire, and additional crews opened the large bay doors to help ventilate the smoke. A masonry firewall between the body shop and the dealership prevented the fire and smoke from entering the main area of the building.

“There was extensive damage to the body shop interior and contents but with the firewall in place, and the fire doors closed, the rest of the building suffered no noticeable damage,” said Chief Tim Harris in a release.

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Crews remained on the scene for five hours to control the blaze, which Harris says was very hard on the crews and the equipment, as the temperature dropped to -30 with a wind chill near -40.

One firefighter suffered an injury after slipping and falling in the icy conditions.

A few firefighters remained on the scene overnight to ensure the hot spots were controlled and didn’t flare up.

An investigation into the fire is ongoing.