Beban Park barn burns down overnight, VIEx equipment lost to the flames
NANAIMO — The barn used by the Vancouver Island Exhibition to store their equipment has burned down at Beban Park.
The entire barn was engulfed in flames around 4:30 a.m. There were two tractors, a flat bed truck, some small tow motors and a substantial amount of tools and supplies used for the event inside the barn.
Karen Streeter, vice-president of the exhibition, told NanaimoNewsNOW it’s “totally disheartening” to see much of what they own go up in smoke.