Crews battle cabin fire on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam

Crews battle cabin fire on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam

City officials say the fire was located in a forested area and was initially difficult to access from the ground.

Burke Mountain cabin fire extinguished – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Smoke was spotted Wednesday afternoon. photo supplied Jason Kovacic A helicopter was dropping buckets of water on Burke Mountain after a cabin caught fire and threatened to spread to a forested area Wednesday afternoon. After dark smoke was spotted near the power lines on the southeast slope of the mountain, Coquitlam Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene at about 3 p.m. While the Coastal Wildfire Service dropped water on the blaze from above, gro…