Police investigate Port Moody house fire - Action News
Home WebMail Saturday, November 23, 2024, 03:24 PM | Calgary | -11.6°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
British Columbia

Police investigate Port Moody house fire

Firefighters says police are now investigating after a fire broke out at a residence in the 3300 block of Dewdney Trunk Road. Two adults and multiple children are believed to have been injured. One man was taken from the scene in handcuffs.

Witnesses from the scene say man with burns on his legs in handcuffs

Port Moody firefighters say when they arrived at this home in the 3300 block of Dewdney Trunk Road on Sunday, July 10, 2016, flames were shooting out of it. (Curtis Kreklau)

Port Moody firefighters say police are investigating after a fire broke out at a home in the 3300 block of Dewdney Trunk Road on Sunday.

"It's a police investigation at this point," said Port Moody fire chief Remo Faedo."When we arrived there was one person that was standing out in front of the house on the lawn that had third degree burns."

A Port Moody police officer puts up police tape at a house fire. (Curtis Kreklau)

Images from the scene show that man being led in handcuffs by police officers. The Port Moody Police Department has not yet commented on the case.

Faedo says two adults and five children were in the home at the time and all were taken to hospital for treatment, with some of the children sustaining minor burns and suffering from smoke inhalation.

Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the blaze.