'Parts of the boardwalk have been lost': Crews battle major fire in Telegraph Cove, B.C.
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Fire crews on northern Vancouver Island are asking the public to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove as they deal with a major fire there.
Fire crews on northern Vancouver Island are asking the public to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove as they deal with a major fire there.
Firefighters from the nearby town of Port McNeill posted a photo of the blaze on Facebook Tuesday morning, alongside a "public safety announcement."
"Please stay out of Telegraph Cove while our crews are working," the post from Port McNeill Fire Rescue reads.
"People going down to watch is hindering our crews' effort to extinguish."
"Unfortunately, parts of the boardwalk have been lost," the fire department added.
Formerly a cannery and fishing village, Telegraph Cove has been a popular tourist destination for many years. The permanent population of the village and surrounding electoral area was just 371 people as of the 2021 census, according to Statistics Canada.
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