On New Years Eve, a teenage party on the 4500 block of Henry Road ended with horrific burns to some of the people attending.
According to the RCMP, someone threw a type of fuel on the fire which caused severe injuries to two teens and non-life threatening injuries to four others who were hospitalized locally.
In the wake of the trauma caused by this event, community organizations have had to respond quickly to the first wave of affected individuals rocked by what they saw. Teens were at the house when it happened, their parents received alarming text messages and phone calls, and many people have not been able to avoid hearing horrific stories from the night.
CICK News talks to Amy Stokes and Mark Dehoog of the Northern Society of Domestic Peace in Smithers, which is part of the Bulkley Valley Critical Incident Response Team. They spoke about the role of the team and the support that it provides to people in psychological or emotional distress following a critical incident.
