Worker seriously injured after fire engulfs Mission home during renovation

A construction worker suffered serious injuries after a fire broke out at a home on Cherry Avenue in Mission Thursday evening.

Emergency crews responded to the residence, located west of Stave Lake Street, at around 6 p.m. on July 9 after receiving reports of a house fire and an injured worker.

According to Mission RCMP, three workers were renovating a deck when a large container of vinyl adhesive caught fire. The burning material reportedly came into contact with one of the workers, causing the 31-year-old Chilliwack man to fall from the deck onto the concrete below.

The worker was taken to hospital with serious burns and injuries from the fall. No residents of the home were hurt.

WorkSafeBC attended the scene and is investigating the incident.