Sooke Commuters: Sooke Road Closed this morning

Due to a fire on the 4000 block of Sooke Road, the road in that area is closed. Referencing the Sooke RCMP, The Q! tweets that Sooke Rd is closed between Kangaroo Rd and Humpback Rd. According to CBC radio, there are three fire departments on hand (Metchosin, Sooke and Langford) and the challenge is getting water the structure fire. The Metchosin fire chief, Chief Dunlop, recommends using the Kangaroo and Happy Valley. She adds that single lane traffic will be open as soon as possible.

)#sooke rd closed at 4100 blk due to structure fire pic.twitter.com/XlHdrxdjuf

— Steven Sorensen (@FireChiefSooke) January 22, 2016

Sooke Road closed due to structure fire – 4000 block. Detour around through Kangaroo / Happy Valley Road

— ChiefDunlop (@ChiefDunlop) January 22, 2016

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Sooke Commuters: Sooke Road Closed this morning — 19 Comments

Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 3:12 pm said:

There is a quick detour route off Humpback…turn left on LINDHOLM instead of going all the way to Rocky Pt. Saves about 15 minutes.
- Sooke PocketNews on January 22, 2016 at 3:15 pm said:
  
  Off Humpback? Humpback goes to TCH. -Britt
  Ah! Off Kangaroo Rd. Thanks Betsy! Great recommendation.
- Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 3:18 pm said:
  
  Oooops…sorry…Kangaroo..:)
- Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 3:19 pm said:
  
  LINDHOLM is about 3 minutes down Kangaroo ..turns left and comes out on Happy Valley.
- Sooke PocketNews on January 22, 2016 at 3:19 pm said:
  
  I do that all the time too!
- Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 3:20 pm said:
  
  Not too many people do. Lots were going straight thru this morning
Sooke PocketNews on January 22, 2016 at 3:59 pm said:

Update from Sorensen on Twitter as follows: “#sooke rd expected to open to single lane traffic within next 30 minutes to 1 hour from now”
Heather Frazer on January 22, 2016 at 4:01 pm said:

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Debbie Lewis Buckingham on January 22, 2016 at 4:07 pm said:

CFAX just announced Sooke Road is now open to alternating single lane traffic
Sooke PocketNews on January 22, 2016 at 4:46 pm said:

Thanks Debbie! Chief Dunlop also tweeted, “Sooke Road now open in both direction – please drive with caution as fire crews still on scene.”
Sooke PocketNews on January 22, 2016 at 4:49 pm said:

Fire started at around 5:10 a.m., according to The Q! The one occupant got out OK. No one physically injured. One house destroyed.
- Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  What
- Betsy Lockwood on January 22, 2016 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  What a shame…but glad occupant is safe
Bethany Lyon on January 22, 2016 at 5:52 pm said:

Cydney Justice
Lorna Danylchuk on January 22, 2016 at 5:58 pm said:

thank you Sooke PocketNews for always keeping us informed
Liz on January 22, 2016 at 12:11 pm said:

The time shown on these comments seems out of whack -currently 12:11 pm ???????
- Britt Santowski on January 22, 2016 at 1:42 pm said:
  
  Hi Liz, I’m looking into it. Seems to be something in the “transporter” from Facebook to the online publication. The online publication is set right (your comment is from 12:11pm), and the Facebook comments are all right … on Facebook. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! If there’s something I can do, it will be done!! -Britt
Annette Oakley on January 22, 2016 at 11:47 pm said:

Yours??
corrie on January 22, 2016 at 7:04 pm said:

after the fact i saw it on the way back, there was a walk way in front of the house it was a beautiful setting so sorry

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