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2 in hospital in Vancouver blaze

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Jun, 2024 03:57 PM
  • 2 in hospital in Vancouver blaze

Vancouver police are working to determine what caused a fire at an apartment building that sent two people to hospital.

Nearly 50 firefighters responded to the blaze in the city's West End this morning.

Firefighters say they found the flames on the building's 15th floor and rescued a man from the burning suite.

The man is currently in critical condition, while a second person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation

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