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PHOTOS: Downtown Victoria bank fire contained to cash machine

Firefighters contain blaze to bank machines at Victoria mall

An ATM is in ruins after firefighters faced an unusual structure fire call in downtown Victoria on Tuesday (May 27).

Around 5:30 that evening firefighters were called to a downtown mall where they quickly identified a blaze isolated to a single bank machine inside a financial institution attached to the mall.

“Heavy smoke conditions were present throughout the bank, but thanks to a fast response, the fire was contained to the ATM itself,” Victoria Fire Department said in a social media report.

Crews forced entry into the machine using irons and knocked down the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher – dousing any chance of the fire spreading into the building. Firefighters then focused on ventilating the space. While sprinklers were activated in a small room behind the bank machines, none inside the bank itself went off.

A fire investigator attended the scene. One individual on site reported they were using the machine at the time it caught fire and requested assistance retrieving their card.



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