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INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH Fire ravaged a main building at Maan Farms on McKenzie Road early Monday morning.
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‘Suspicious’ blaze strikes Maan Farms Cause of early-morning fire is under investigation
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A fire on Monday at a popular Abbotsford attraction is being investigated as suspicious. Investigators with Abbotsford Police Department’s (APD) major crime unit and Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) are still working to determine the cause of the blaze at Maan Farms, located at the corner of Vye and
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McKenzie roads. AFRS crews were called to the scene just before 1 a.m. on Monday. When they arrived, the main barn on the property was engulfed in heavy flames. At the peak of the blaze, flames were shooting about 60 feet into the sky. It took crews several hours to get the blaze under control. The barn housed the farm’s offices, winery, “country kitchen” and main store, where items
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such as fresh produce, home-style jams and ice cream were sold. The main damage to the barn was to the top floor of the building, with smoke and water damage on the first floor. The barn is located adjacent to a petting zoo, but no animals were injured in the fire. Maan Farms, owned by Kris and Devinder Maan since 1982, draws people year-round, of-
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