A gigantic blaze ravaged a Canadian bridge this week, causing the smoldering traverse to look like a scene straight out of a war movie.
The inferno erupted Thursday night and extended through Friday morning, engulfing the rail trestle bridge, which was already obsolete, but still connected Vancouver with Richmond in British Columbia, Canada.
Photos obtained by TMZ showed the up-close devastation. Check out the footage ... as the fire was raging, thick plumes of black smoke rose up from the bridge, spreading like a mushroom cloud into the sky.
Video posted to X captured a motorist driving across the Oak Street Bridge nearby – with the heavy smoke consuming the roadway and the passing vehicles.
Oak Street Bridge, fire nearby on Cambie #vancouver pic.twitter.com/xvBo6ww4gi
— Tedd Buddwell 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) June 21, 2024
The driver turned on his wipers to clean off his windshield so he could see.
The Richmond Fire and Rescue, assisted by the Vancouver Fire Department, extinguished the flames after 8-plus hours.
Video of the rail bridge fire submitted to @GlobalBC #RichmondBC pic.twitter.com/nEZ77xtSkK
— Jordan Armstrong (@jarmstrongbc) June 21, 2024
Fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze. It was unclear if anyone was injured.