One person is dead and dozens have been forced from their homes after a seniors housing complex in Langley went up in flames Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out on 203 Street, near 54 Avenue, around 1 a.m.
When crews arrived they found smoke and flames shooting from a suite. Emergency crews and neighbours scrambled to help everyone escape.
WATCH: Fatal fire at Langley seniors complex
One resident told Global News they heard someone shouting and when he went out on his balcony he could see the flames so he rushed downstairs to safety.
The flames were contained to a third-floor suite where the resident died. The victim’s age and gender is not known at this time.
Several other residents were treated at the scene but were not taken to hospital.
The fire caused four buildings to be evacuated in total. The residents of the other three have been allowed back home but residents of the building where the fire began will not be allowed home Wednesday night.
It is not known at this time how the fire started.
It is not the first deadly fire in the complex. In 2013, an 83-year-old man was killed and more than 10 people hurt when flames broke out in one of the buildings.
-With files from Jordan Armstrong
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