A major house fire in East Vancouver sent one woman to hospital Monday night.
The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. near Nanaimo Street and 27th Avenue.
Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry said one woman was trapped on the balcony when crews arrived.
“It was my understanding that she was screaming for help when we arrived on scene and our crews sprung into action quickly,” Fry said.
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She said three other people were in the house at the time of the fire. Two were treated for smoke inhalation but didn’t need to be taken to hospital.
While crews were in the middle of battling the fire, a driver ran over a fire hose. Fry said the driver was promptly ticketed at the scene.
“It’s very disturbing,” Fry said. “You’re putting our firefighters at risk whenever you drive over a fire hose.”
According to Fry, a driver ran over a hose a couple of years ago which resulted in a firefighter breaking a leg and being off work for well over a year.
She had a message for anyone who decides to drive over a working hose in the future: “This is a serious situation, we have zero tolerance for it. You will be charged, you will be ticketed, and you will be fined.”
There is no word yet on what sparked the fire.