A fire in a an apartment in Vancouver’s West End has left a senior dead.
Flames broke out in an 11th-floor unit of the high-rise at Pendrell and Gilford Streets Saturday evening.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services said Sunday that a 75-year-old man, who had been hurt in the fire, had died.
Firefighters evacuated the entire building, but were able to extinguish the flames within minutes.
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The cause of the fire appears to be smoking related, firefighters said.
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