A fire broke out at the Smithers recycling depot shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday.
Smithers, Telkwa and Houston firefighters are on the scene.
No injuries have been reported, however a back portion of the building has collapsed.
Mayor Taylor Bachrach said that right now the town’s focus is on fighting the fire.
“I did just get off the phone with [Chief Keith Stecko] and he confirmed that it’s a large complex fire [that’s] spread from the yard into the building and [our] fire department has all of its resources on the fire right now.”
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Bachrach added that he was happy to hear from the RCMP that everyone got out of the building safely.
“We’re always concerned about human life and safety and its a day when we’re really thankful that we have the volunteer fire department and the resources that we do.”
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