Homes, pub, museum, historic boardwalk among ruins of Telegraph Cove fire – BC [Video]

Fire crews were called to a huge blaze in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island Tuesday morning, leaving parts of the resort community in smouldering ruins.

Port McNeill Fire Chief Dean Tait said the call came in at 5:27 a.m. and crews could see huge flames and smoke over the mountain as they drove to the fire.

“Multiple houses, multiple buildings, the museum, the restaurant, multiple,” he said about the extent of the damage, noting many of them were historic buildings.

In a statement, the Telegraph Cove Resort confirmed the fire destroyed a portion of the boardwalk, the Old Saltery Pub and Killer Whale Café, the Wastell Manor heritage house along with the beloved educational Whale Interpretive Centre, Prince of Whales offices and staff housing.

Everyone is asked to stay out of Telegraph Cove while crews are working.

“It was fully involved,” Tait said when fire crews arrived. “And the distance for us to stretch out all our lines and get set …