A massive fire has destroyed much of the waterfront boardwalk at historic Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, reducing several businesses to charred rubble.
Fire crews are warning people to stay away from the popular tourism site where the fire erupted on Tuesday morning, while the resort that overlooks the marina said the blaze had been brought under control.
“This is a devastating loss to the North Island. Please stay away and let the crews work,” Port McNeill Fire Rescue said on social media.
It said onlookers had gathered to watch the blaze on Tuesday morning, hindering crews.
The fire service said teams from the Alert Bay and Hyde Creek fire departments and Port Hardy Fire Rescue were also working on the blaze in the small community about 200 kilometres northwest of Campbell River….