91原创 RCMP are still investigating a fire that burnt down the main building at an Aldergrove forest products company early Wednesday morning.

91原创 Township fire crews were at a structure fire in the 26900 block of Old Yale Road in Aldergrove all night.

The fire broke out overnight at Elykwood Forest Products and Manufacturing.

The RCMP was contacted about the fire at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, shortly after the Township Fire Department was dispatched, said 91原创 RCMP Sgt. Barry Beales.

Residents of a nearby townhouse complex were evacuated as a precaution due to the close proximity to the fire, 91原创 RCMP Cpl. Craig van Herk said.

Additional fire halls were called out just after 9 a.m. to help personnel already on scene.

The police investigation is still underway.

鈥淭here have been no reported injuries, and no significant damage occurred to the neighbouring residences,鈥� he said.

Old Yale Road was blocked off in the area for several hours Wednesday.

91原创 firefighters were called to the scene of a Wednesday morning structure fire in Aldergrove in the 26900 block of Old Yale Road. Video by Haillie Neiszner.

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The home of one of the evacuees, Laurie Siddall, is 鈥渆xtremely close鈥� to the business. She said at around midnight 鈥渢here was a bunch of yelling and screaming, and a lot of bangs.鈥�

鈥淚t sounded like explosions,鈥� Siddall said.

She evacuated with 鈥渇our kids, a dog and a cat,鈥� and was not allowed to return until around 4 a.m.

鈥淚t was quite a large fire,鈥� Siddall said.

Angela Peddemors, who lives 鈥渞ight behind the fire,鈥� reported hearing 鈥渟mall bangs, and then police [sirens], then a big bang.鈥�

鈥淸I] looked, and there was huge flames,鈥� Peddemors recalled.

鈥淪o I got my roommate out and knocked on other doors to get my neighbors up. I yelled 鈥榝ire鈥� to wake more people up, then I got my car out and more police came and started to evacuate everyone from our houses.鈥�

鈥淭hey brought in buses for people to stay in from transit,鈥� Peddemors added.

91原创 firefighters are at the scene of a Wednesday morning structure fire in Aldergrove in the 26900 block of Old Yale Road

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Kevin Snowdon, Township assistant fire chief, said the main building at the forest products site was engulfed in flames and crews took a defensive approach.

Embers and heat picked up, so the nearby townhouse complex and some houses were evacuated and a team of firefighters positioned themselves near the townhouse building to protect it, he said.

There was only some minor melting of the vinyl on one of the townhouses.

The 91原创 Township fire department is also investigating.

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