Massive effort underway to shelter apartment tenants after major fire in Parksville
PARKSVILLE — With the flames now extinguished, efforts are turning to housing residents who lost their homes in a major apartment building fire Thursday night in Parksville.
Fire chief Marc Norris said approximately 40 people were forced out by the blaze which exploded through the roof of the Ocean Terrace Apartments and it could be some time until they can return.
“In order to get the building back up to where it needs to be, I’m estimating it’s going to be many weeks, if not months before it’s occupy-able,” he told NanaimoNewsNOW.