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Several people rescued from fire in Vancouver building

BY The Canadian Press, Apr 11, 2022 8:39 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The fire chief says several people were rescued from a building where smoke billowed out the windows in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood today. (Photo - karen Fry/Twitter)

The fire chief says several people were rescued from a building where smoke billowed out the windows in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood today.

Fire Chief Karen Fry posted a short video on Twitter of fire crews dousing the top floor of a four-storey building with water.

Numerous fire trucks also surrounded the building.

Heavy, acrid smoke drifted across downtown Vancouver during the fire.

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