Campbell River fire crews responded to a report of a vehicle fire and thick, dark smoke on Homewood Road just after 3 p.m. Jan. 8.
Deputy Fire Chief Kelly Bellefleur said two vehicles were on fire at the top of a driveway at a home in the area.
“A passerby was driving along Homewood and noticed a giant column of smoke and called the fire department to report that,” said Bellefleur. “Our crews managed to get in there and found two vehicles completely engulfed in flames. They were sitting in the backyard of this home.”
Bellefleur said a travel trailer near the vehicles was exposed to heat but did not catch fire.
“No injuries were reported to fire fighters or the homeowner,” said Bellefleur. “There were no people around the vehicle other than the passer by that called it in.”
Bellefleur said the scene is still under investigation, and no cause has been rooted at this time.
The fire was extinguished around 3:30 p.m.
