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UPDATE: Highway 33 in Joe Rich reopened after vehicle fire

The fire started around 9:45 a.m.
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A vehicle fire in Joe Rich has closed Highway 33 on Saturday, Dec. 9. (Aimee King/Facebook)

UPDATE 11:45 a.m.

The highway has reopened.

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A vehicle fire is causing traffic delays on Highway 33 Saturday morning.

Around 9:45 a.m., emergency services received calls about a vehicle fire in Joe Rich on Highway 33 around Thelwell Road, right near the Joe Rich Fire Hall.

The fire fully engulfed the vehicle but fire crews were able to douse the blaze. No one was injured.

Highway 33 is closed in both directions right now but fire crews and the RCMP are working on opening the stretch of road to single-lane alternating for the time being.

More to come.

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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