Early morning fire destroys Salt Spring Island building supply store

The Salt Spring Island location of Windsor Plywood was destroyed by an early morning fire Tuesday, leaving the owner and the community to pick up the pieces. 

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue said they responded to a report of an alarm at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, smoke was coming from the store, and additional resources were called to put out the fire. 

It took 26 firefighters more than 15 hours to extinguish the fire. 

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.