The Red Bridge in #Kamloops is on fire again 2 days after a small fire forced the temporary closure of the same crossing. This morning, parts of the bridge are falling into the river as firefighters tackle it from underneath. Witnesses say it started around 3am.

Police have blocked off the area as thick smoke and embers still shoot up into the sky at 4:38am. No word yet on how the fire may have started. It’s visible from as far away as Royal Inland Hospital where staff reported the fire to CBC at 4am.

Just spoke with a security guard stationed at Pioneer Park since 11pm. He says the fire started before 3am and he suspects it was deliberately set. Nothing confirmed yet by emergency crews on site. Several Ministry of Transportation trucks here now.

@Kamscan Might need an emergency loan to build a bridge.

@Kamscan Who would even do the clean up on that? I think there used to be a barge in Kelowna that could do reclamation over water, but I dont think they do that anymore. Maybe from the lower mainland