The sprinkler and alarm systems in the two-storey structure worked properly and alerted residents inside.
About 20 residents of a former Port Alberni hotel converted into residences were out of their homes Saturday after a fire ripped through a suite, causing smoke, water and electrical damage to the building.
The fire department arrived to the Angus Street building, located between Third and Fourth avenues, at 9:20 a.m. with an engine and ladder truck. Port Alberni Fire Chief Mike Owens said the blaze was contained to one suite and proved difficult to fully extinguish due to what he called a “hoarding environment.” But he said the sprinkler and alarm systems in the two-storey structure worked properly and alerted residents inside.However, the department had to ask B.C. Hydro to cut power to the building as water from sprinklers seeped into suites on the lower floors.
Emergency Support Service providers were notified and temporary accommodations are being found for the residents. The B.C. SPCA was called to care for several cats and dogs, said Owen. Owens said an investigation into the fire is ongoing and could not say when residents would be able to return to the building.
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