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UPDATE: Chilliwack firefighters tackle blaze at recycling yard on Aitken Road

Crews responded to fire after 3 p.m. on May 2
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The Chilliwack Fire Department was called to a fire at Goodies Trading (a.k.a. Goodies Recycling) on Aitken Road on May 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack firefighters responded to a fire at a metal recycling yard on Aitken Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Thick, black smoke was visible from the location reported to be Goodie’s Trading (a.k.a. Goodies Recycling), a scrap metal recycler on May 2.

RCMP blocked the road to traffic as firefighters had hoses across the street wile fighting the blaze.

About an hour and a half later, at 4:49 p.m., firefighters on scene reported that the fire was out.

More details will be reported as they become available.

The Chilliwack Fire Department was called to a fire at Goodies Trading (a.k.a. Goodies Recycling) on Aitken Road on May 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)
The Chilliwack Fire Department was called to a fire at Goodies Trading (a.k.a. Goodies Recycling) on Aitken Road on May 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack fire crews responded to a fire at a recycling yard on Aitken Road at 3:30 p.m. on May 2, 2023. (Katy Steiert Facebook photo)
Chilliwack fire crews responded to a fire at a recycling yard on Aitken Road at 3:30 p.m. on May 2, 2023. (Katy Steiert Facebook photo)


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Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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