An Aldergrove house fire drew a major response from the Langley Township fire department on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Multiple crews were called to the house on 272nd Street near 16th Avenue shortly after 5 p.m., an area with no water mains, so crews had to bring their own.

Assistant fire chief Andy Hewitson said multiple calls came in to the 9-1-1 dispatch centre, which prompted the platoon captain to request a full tanker response to shuttle water to the incident.

First firefighters on the scene arrived to find flames and smoke showing from the rear of the house.

The blaze had spread into the attic.

Langley Township Fire Department responded to an Aldergrove house fire on 272nd Street near 16th Avenue late Saturday, Nov. 12. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Hewitson said the first attack team entered the rear of the home and knocked down the main body of fire, with the next-in crews ensuring no remaining occupants were in the house, before turning their attention to fully extinguishing the fire in the attic space.

“Everyone on scene did a great job following a well-thought-out incident action plan,” Hewitson remarked.

“One of the latest career recruits was on the initial attack team [and] teamed up with an experienced member, they were able to get ahead of the curve and contain the fire quickly.”

Twenty firefighters and eight fire vehicles were on scene. No injuries, either to the occupant, or firefighters, were reported.

Langley Township Fire Department and RCMP responded to an Aldergrove house fire on 272nd Street near 16th Avenue late Saturday, Nov. 12. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

It appeared the fire may have started in the kitchen of the wood-frame building.

Though damage was mostly limited to the interior kitchen space and attic, the house was temporarily uninhabitable.

Firefighters had to knock holes in the drywall of the ceiling to get at the attic fire, and electric service to the building was cut.

Langley Emergency Support Services (ESS) were called in to assist the occupant of the house with finding accommodation.

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