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Large fire breaks out near Oak Street Bridge in Richmond, B.C. (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Thick black smoke billowed above Richmond after a fire broke out Thursday evening.

The Metro Vancouver Regional District said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that an old rail bridge caught fire and was causing black smoke.

The district issued an air quality bulletin, asking anyone with shortness of breath, chest discomfort, severe coughing or dizziness to seek medical help.

Pictures on social media show smoke emanating from a location near the River Rock Casino.

DriveBC said on X that the fire, near the Oak Street Bridge, affected traffic in both directions.

He said he heard the tar on the rail bridge was burning, causing thick, black smoke.

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