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Fire rips through United Concrete and Gravel Ltd. buildings

Firefighters are still on the scene of an industrial fire which blackened city skies and destroyed United Concrete and Gravel Ltd.
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Fire rages through United Concrete and Gravel Ltd. at about 8 a.m. Monday


Firefighters are still on the scene of an industrial fire which blackened city skies and destroyed the main building of United Concrete and Gravel Ltd. in Williams Lake Monday, May 2.

Early reports from police on scene indicate no one was injured in the blaze, which started at about 8 a.m.

The company, which has a more than 30-history in the Cariboo, is located across from the Williams Lake Fire Department hall and Parallel Wood Products on Hodgson Road.

According to its website, the company employs more than 75 workers at its sites in Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.

No word yet on what started the blaze.

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Angie Mindus

About the Author: Angie Mindus

A desire to travel led me to a full-time photographer position at the Williams Lake Tribune in B.C.’s interior.
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