Fire 740 Burdett - Chateau Victoria Hotel

A call was received by Victoria Fire dispatch at 12:55pm on March 9th 2010 from a workman on site stating that he believed there was a small smouldering fire in the wall of one of the rooms. The workman had been soldering some pipes and it appears that the insulation within the wall of the bathroom was ignited. Due to the fact that the structure is a high rise building, Saanich Fire Department attended in order to stand by and render assistance in the event that it was needed.

Engine One crew attended the suite, and opened up the shower walls in order to see where the scorching had extended. The insulation was pulled into the tub and saturated with water, while additional crews checked the rooms above and below for any hot spots using the thermal imaging camera.

There were no injuries on scene and damage was assessed at approximately $3000.00.

View of the front of the building and the command vehicle.

Fire Fighter Harris assisting Battalion Chief Woodburn at Command.

Fire Fighters Hoeppner and Anderson removing hose lines from the back of the engine.	Fire Fighter Gidney preparing a hose line.

Fire Fighter Anderson connecting a hose line to the hydrant.	Fire Fighter Rawlins removing insulation from the wall.

Fire Fighter Rawlins and Cullen attempting to check for extension.

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