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5 people displaced after fire damages homes in South Vancouver

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Fire breaks out at home in South Vancouver
Five people have been left homeless after a fire broke out at a home in South Vancouver on Monday evening. The fire then spread to a neighbouring house and damaged a third house. Andrea Macpherson has the details from the scene.

Several people have been displaced after a fire broke out at a home in South Vancouver on Monday evening.

Two homes at Commercial Street and East 47th Avenue suffered extensive fire damage, with a third home suffering water damage.

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The fire broke out around 6 p.m.

The blaze jumped from one roof to the second home.

Five people from both houses were able to escape the fire. One woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

It is unknown what caused the fire but crews at the scene said it may have started in the laundry room of one home.

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