It took several dozen firefighters more than seven hours to put out a fire that spread to multiple homes in East Vancouver last night.
Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry says the blaze in the Strathcona neighbourhood had quickly spread from one home to four others nearby.
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She says the cause of the fire hasn't been determined, but it looks to have started outside one of the homes.
It's not clear how many people have been displaced.
