North Vancouver Fire Rescue Services crews battled a blaze that scorched the Woodlands area of Deep Cove along the waterfront last night.
Heavy flames could be seen in the trees just past Quarry Rock.
A Vancouver fire boat and the B.C. Wildfire Service were called in to help with the situation.
The fire was described as an aggressive “rank three” wildfire, meaning a ground fire with fire into trees, and covered about 150 square metres.
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Crews managed to contain the fire.
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No homes were damaged. At one point, the flames were within 25 to 30 metres of the nearest house.
Read more: ‘All hell broke loose’: 60 years ago, a 5-alarm fire destroyed four blocks in False Creek
The district had eight trucks and over 24 firefighters tackling this fire.
An investigation will be conducted into how the fire started.
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