A century-old house caught fire in Chilliwack early Saturday morning.
Crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department were called to the home in the 46000 block of Princess Avenue around 1 a.m. on June 14.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they reported smoke could be seen coming from the single-family home, and the call was upgraded to a structure fire.
"Crews quickly located a fire in the basement of the home that was extending up inside the walls and into the attic space of the 100-plus-year-old home. Through the use of ventilation tactics and an offensive fire attack, crews were able to locate and extinguish the fire," Chris Wilson, assistant fire chief, stated in a press release later that same morning.
Despite effective tactics, the home suffered heavy, fire, smoke and water damage due to its older construction which allowed for the fire to travel unimpeded through the wall structures, Wilson added.
More than 25 firefighters from halls 1, 2, 4 and 6 responded to the fire.
There was no one home at the time of the fire and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
This fire is under investigation by Chilliwack Fire Department officials.
