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Fire in Vancouver rooming house leaves person with 3rd-degree burns

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A fire in a single-room occupancy hotel in Vancouver left one person with third-degree burns on Tuesday.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services was called to a fire in a unit at 1176 Granville Street around 7 a.m.

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Crews were able to extinguish the flames, and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

 

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