One home has been lost and at least seven other homes impacted following a massive fire in the Dunbar area of Vancouver.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called around 6:45 p.m. to a building under construction on West 41st Avenue near Blenheim Street.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
A crane on the building site also collapsed during the blaze and brought down trolley wires and power lines onto 41st Avenue.
Gas and power in the area were turned off as a precaution.
On Wednesday morning, BC Hydro said the outage affected 760 customers in the area.
About 420 customers remained without power as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry said numerous crews were on the scene working to get the fire under control and protect neighbouring structures.
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She said the embers from the fire were starting smaller fires.
Crews from Burnaby and Richmond were called to help battle the blaze.
The City of Vancouver said that people with underlying breathing conditions are advised to leave the affected area and find a safe indoor space.
This is the second large fire that Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called to on Tuesday night.
Crews were called to Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood earlier in the day.
Firefighters arrived to find the third floor in flames, and aerial footage showed flames shooting from the roof of the building.
The building at 414 E. 10th Ave. was boarded up from a previous fire in July 2023 which left 30 people homeless.
Earlier this year, the property’s owner was fined $4,500 over numerous fire code violations at the building, identified in a November 2022 inspection.
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