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Firefighters moved quickly to down a fire that scorched a large area of a farmers field just north of Rawlison Crescent in Fort Langley on Saturday.
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A fire scorched a hay field east of Fort Langley and sent up a lot of smoke on Saturday. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
Every fire hall in Langley Township was
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called out on Saturday morning as a fire swept through a farmers field off Rawlison Crescent, just east of the village of Fort Langley. The fire broke out sometime around 11 a.m., possibly sparked by a tractor in a hay field, said assistant Township fire chief Bruce Ferguson. Crews from six fire halls brought tanker trucks to
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One onlooker said she counted as many as 10 firetrucks on site. Just last month, Township firefighters had cautioned that despite a relatively damp June, brush fires and grass fires were a concern as the weather turned dry. There has already been a small brush fire north of Walnut Grove before this incident.
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destroyed. The giant white cloud of smoke that hung over the eastern floodplain near Fort Langley drew a lot of attention from passing motorists and cyclists. People gathered on the north side of Rawlison Crescent and took pictures of the scene. A few climbed on top of stacks of hay to get a better look.
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haul water to the rural site. They had the fire extinguished by about 12:20 p.m. The field was about 40 to 60 acres, and the fire burned about 75 to 80 per cent of it, estimated Ferguson. The field was covered in hay that had not yet been baled, Ferguson said. No one was injured and no buildings were
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Investigators are working feverishly on an investigation into the sexual assault of a Langley teen, with numerous tips flooding in from the public. Langley RCMP officers have received tips via phone, from people walking in off the street,
and anonymously since waiting there to get into last week’s notification his car. It was about that a 16-year-old girl 12:15 p.m. had been kidnapped The girl, frightened, and assaulted. did as the man said. Cpl. Holly Marks said He threatened her with the investigators are a knife and drove to still following up on the the parking lot of the leads to see if any can church in the 21200 lead them to a suspect. block of 56th Avenue. Last week, police The man assaulted released a sketch of the the girl and then Suspect suspect. drove to the bus loop Wanted On June 22, the man at Logan Avenue and pulled up in his car at a bus stop Glover Road and released her. at 204th Street and 42nd Avenue The man is described as in Brookswood and told a girl Caucasian, about 50 years old,
6’0”, with a heavy build, balding with grey-blond hair, and a full beard. He was wearing a blue-grey shirt and pants, and sunglasses. His car is a newer model silver hatchback. Anyone who knows anything about the attack should call the Langley RCMP at 604-5323200, or CrimeStoppers at 1800-222-8477 (TIPS). Calls to CrimeStoppers at anonymous. CrimeStoppers can also be contacted at www.solvecrime.ca or by texting BCTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).