Fire Near Gilmore Station Closes Three Millennium Line Stations

Overview

• A fire reported around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday near Gilmore Station in Burnaby forced TransLink to halt service at Gilmore, Rupert and Brentwood stations.
• TransLink set up replacement bus bridges and extra buses and staff, directing eastbound Millennium Line passengers to transfer at Renfrew and westbound riders to transfer at Holdom.
• The Expo and Canada Lines are operating normally, but passengers faced long queues and delays on replacement buses and at affected stations during the morning commute.
• Local social media posts and video showed heavy smoke under Gilmore Station and crowded platforms that required on-site crowd management by transit staff.
• TransLink has begun a detailed infrastructure inspection and says service will resume only after safety checks are complete, a process that could prolong rush-hour disruptions on the busy Millennium corridor.