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Huge fire breaks out in abandoned New Westminster apartment building

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Fire breaks out in abandoned New West building
A huge fire broke out in an abandoned New Westminster apartment building Wednesday morning. Crews were able to get the upper hand on the blaze quickly but the cause is still under investigation. Trish Jewison was live in the traffic helicopter over the fire. – Dec 23, 2020

A huge fire broke out in an abandoned apartment building in New Westminster Wednesday morning.

Police and fire crews arrived on the scene at 14th Street and Cariboo Street around 7 a.m.

The fire is now under control but still under investigation.

Video posted to Twitter shows the video collapsing.

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No injuries were reported.

https://twitter.com/whatllittake/status/1341777892888334336

Police are asking everyone to avoid the area as there are several road closures in effect.

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There is also flooding in the 1400-block of Stewardson Way.

– More to come

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