A half mile radius around a Canadian Pacific Rail yard in the city’s centre is being evacuated as a fire rages, according to police in Port Coquitlam,
Pictures from the scene being distributed on social media show a sizeable blaze.
A Port Coquitlam spokesperson says firefighters are en route.
More to come.
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