Crews put out fire in hollowed-out tree at Vancouver’s Stanley Park

Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire in a hollowed-out tree in Vancouver’s Stanley Park on Saturday morning.

Crews got multiple calls from residents in high rises and float planes that a large plume of smoke was coming from the park at about 9:10 a.m.

Asst. Chief Brian Bertuzzi said they arrived to find the fire in a large tree with a base circumference of 3.6 metres (12 feet), which was hollowed out at the base.

Firefighters and park rangers responded and were able to keep the fire contained to the single tree. Crews had to carry in a hydrant to pump water and lay down about 180 metres (600 feet) of hose to put it out.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and Bertuzzi said it was too early to say if it was connected to homeless campers in the park.

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