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Fire at Oppenheimer Park damages several tents

Crews arrived to find flames at the middle of the park around 6 p.m.
Crews arrived to find flames at the middle of the park around 6 p.m.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services says a blaze at Oppenheimer Park destroyed several tents Friday evening.

Assistant Chief Ken Gemmill says when crews arrived around 6 p.m., they found 3 to 4 tents on fire.

“Looked like one, and it turned out to be a few. The flames were about 5 or 6 feet high, they extinguished it quickly.”

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Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.

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Crews say the charred tents were filled with so much debris, determining the cause of the fire may be impossible.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire a short time later.

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