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Quick action by firefighters prevents blaze from spreading

Fire at Aldergrove Auto Wrecking could have been far worse if not for the efforts of Abbotsford and Langley Township firefighters.
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Firefighters from Abbotsford and Langley Township were on scene Sunday to battle a fire at Aldergrove Auto Wreckers.


Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service and Langley Township firefighters were dispatched to a fire at Aldergrove Auto Wrecking at 27820 Swensson Avene in Abbotsford around 4 p.m. Sunday.

Arriving units reported large plumes of black smoke and quickly mounted an aggressive attack.

Abbotsford Assistant Chief Dave Rivett said that four or five vehicles, a fence and a portion of a storage building were destroyed.

Abbotsford Fire Rescue sent three career trucks and two auxiliary halls to the scene while Langley Township sent units from Hall 3 in Aldergrove.