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Van fire sends plume of black smoke into sky above Willowbrook

Vehicle a charred shell in fire that slowed Friday commute home
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Drivers on their afternoon commute and Christmas shoppers watched as a vehicle fire sent a cloud of black smoke billowing into the air near 200 Street and 64 Avenue this afternoon.

Firefighters were on scene quickly and extinguished the blaze, which gutted a blue van and damaged the side of a black pickup truck parked next door to it.

No word yet on whether anybody was injured in the fire.

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Black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky near 200 Street and 64 Avenue in Langley this afternoon. Township firefighters are on scene. More to come. Amy Reid photo
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A firefighter on scene at a car fire in Willowbrook Friday afternoon. Commuters along 200 Street could see smoke rising from an area near 64 Avenue. Within a few minutes the blaze had been extinguished. Troy Landreville Langley Times
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A van parked on a lot along 64 Avenue just west of 200 Street late was completely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Troy Landreville Black Press