A fire briefly shut down part of the SkyTrain in downtown Vancouver.
The flames broke out in an underground area near Burrard Street and West Cordova Street shortly after 1 p.m. Friday.
The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before sending a black plume of smoke into the air.
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The Expo Line is shut down between Waterfront and Stadium Station, but but service has since been restored.
Fire officials on Friday had linked the source of the fire to a dumpster, but by Saturday it had been determined the fire started within a homeless encampment in an underground area near the exit to the Waterfront SkyTrain station.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
—With files from Sean Boynton
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