Fire Displaces Hostel Guests, Injures Firefighter in Historic Cumberland Building

Historic Cumberland building goes up in flames - BC

Chief Michael Williamson said they were alerted to the fire when people heard the alarms ringing and called in Courtenay firefighters to help.

Fire displaces hostel guests, injures firefighter in historic Cumberland building

A fire tore through a historic downtown Cumberland building Sunday night, heavily damaging a bike shop, displacing several hostel guests and sending one firefighter to hospital.

Firefighter hurt battling blaze in historic Vancouver Island building - Parksville Qualicum News

A building containing Cumberland’s Dodge City Cycles and the Riding Fool Hostel has been damaged in a late-night fire on Aug. 16. Cumberland’s Fire Chief Mike Williamson said the fire in the historic building started small in the bike shop section but quickly grew. “The interior is totally damaged but the structure is still standing and safe but everything inside it, the contents are pretty much destroyed,” he said. Williamson said one firefight…

Revered building in Cumberland damaged by fire, 10 people displaced, firefighter hurt

Firefighters from Cumberland and Courtenay battled a stubborn blaze in historic downtown Cumberland late Sunday night.

2 critically injured after Cumberland County house fire; heat severely impacts firefighters

LINDEN, N.C. (WNCN) -- A woman and man were in critical condition after they were pulled from a Cumberland County house fire late Saturday morning that spawned a "mass casualty incident" designation because so many firefighters were impacted during a heat advisory, fire officials said. The call for the house fire was around 11:30 a.m. [...]