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Overnight Burnaby fire kills one

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Feb, 2024 02:52 PM
  • Overnight Burnaby fire kills one

Police in Burnaby have confirmed a fire in a building overnight has killed one person. Burnaby RCMP say officers received a call from firefighters to assist at the scene near Metrotown Mall on Tuesday night. 

Police confirmed one fatality in the fire and that the B-C Coroners Service has taken over the investigation.

No information has been released on other injuries or potential causes of the fire

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