Metchosin Firefighters were summoned to a reported chimney fire in the 900 block of Kangaroo Road during the evening of Nov 3. Arriving on scene, Metchosin found they had a structure fire that was quickly escalating. With no hydrants in the area, a long steep driveway and limited access a call was placed for mutual aid. This included an 2 engines from Langford, a tender from Sooke and another tender from East Sooke. While Metchosin and some Langford crews worked the fire, the remaining crew from Langford and Sooke firefighters set up a relay pumping system and established a tender shuttle operation. Hose was pulled from the top of the hill, connected to a Metchosin Engine, down to the first Langford engine located part way along the driveway. This was then connected to the second Langford unit which was set up near Kangaroo Road, adjacent to the porta-tank. Tenders from Sooke and East Sooke then shuttled water from the nearest hydrant. The house, 4 storeys in height was now fully involved with flames at least 100 feet in the air. Despite the best efforts of many firefighters and the time it took to get a water supply established, the house was lost. Fortunately the gentlemen living in the home escaped with his dog. Crews were on scene for over 4 hours. Cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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