Black smoke was seen across the skies all in the Lower Mainland after a massive Metro Vancouver fire burned through a North Richmond recycling plant. According to Twitter updates from Richmond Fire Chief Tim Wilkinson, the fire happened on Saturday evening, August 29. Richmond fire pic.twitter.com/RJOW5kBFX7— Taeed Quddusi (@taeedquddusi) August 30, 2020 Richmond News reports that the site, located near Knox Way and Savage Road, recycles plastic; a City of Richmond spokesperson said this makes it harder to fight the flames. Officials haven't said what the cause of the fire was yet. By 9:30 p.m. the same night, the plastic bales outside the building were being extinguished and smaller fires were being put out within the building. Via Richmond News
