A FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE RIDING FOOL HOSTEL IN CUMBERLAND, COMOX VALLEY ON THE NIGHT OF AUG. 16. ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS INJURED WHILE BATTLING THE BLAZE, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FIRE HAPPENED AT ONE OF CUMBERLAND'S OLDEST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ITS INTERIOR.
