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Flames destroy a home on Khenipsen Road on Thursday. Three fire halls responded to the blaze. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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A home under renovation was destroyed and another nearby house was damaged in a fire on Khenipsen Road last Thursday. Firefighters from North Cowichan’s South End hall, as well as the Duncan and Cowichan Bay departments, about 30 in total, were on scene for about six hours battling the blaze that was first called in around 3:30 p.m. “Six hours on a call is quite a lot,” said Capt. Craig Douglas, the officer on scene at the fire. The home was located down a steep bank from the road, causing challenges for fire crews, who were also working to prevent the flames from spreading to trees. Adding to the challenges was the low pressure in neighbourhood fire hydrants, which meant tanker trucks had to go back and forth to haul water to the site. “Getting six fire trucks at once down what was essentially a goat trail was a challenge,” Douglas said. Keeping area residents and curious bystanders safe and at a distance created further worries for the firefighters.