Gastown Fire

• Caught on video, fire set in Gastown alley leads to explosion

  A video shot in the back alley behind a building on West Cordova shows a person placing a bag on the ground and setting it on fire.

  Fire

  Sep 20, 2024
  
• Suspected arson at Gastown condo building damages numerous suites

  The building's sprinkler system extinguished the fire quickly and there was only minor fire damage but a number of units sustained water damage.

  Fire

  Apr 8, 2024
  
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• Vancouver police release identities of victims in Winters Hotel fire

  Misty Fredricks said her aunt was a member of the Oneida Nation in the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, and a survivor of the Mohawk Institute Residential School.

  Fire

  May 18, 2022
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• ‘My auntie mattered’: Gastown fire victim’s family left with unanswered questions

  The niece of a woman found dead in the wreckage of a Vancouver rooming-house fire says questions remain about the fire and why her aunt wasn't found for over a week.

  Fire

  Apr 24, 2022
• Second body found in wreckage of fire-ravaged Gastown heritage building

  The tragic news was announced Friday, in the midst of the municipality's scheduled demolition of the four-storey building at Abbott and Water streets. 

  Fire

  Apr 22, 2022
• Unattended candles responsible for ‘accidental’ Gastown fire, demolition set to begin

  The City of Vancouver says Water Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Carrall and Abbott streets for five weeks to facilitate the demolition of the Winters Hotel.

  Fire

  Apr 21, 2022
• Demolition of fire-razed Gastown heritage building set to begin Wednesday

  Equipment to begin the process will arrive Tuesday, and the City of Vancouver has confirmed tear-down of the Winters Hotel on Abbott and Water streets will be completed Thursday.

  Fire

  Apr 19, 2022
• ‘It destroyed our lives’: Gastown business owners fighting to retrieve essential items after fire

  “When I don’t have anything, I don’t know where to start from," said Neda Pessione of Nika Design.

  Fire

  Apr 18, 2022
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• New housing for Gastown fire victims possible on Monday

  The majority of those displaced by the fire will now be offered long-term housing in a property at 303 Columbia Street purchased by the Atira Women's Society in February.

  Fire

  Apr 17, 2022
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• Gastown fire victims finding hope in UGM annual Easter meal

  Union Gospel Mission staff and volunteers plated up more than 2,400 meals this year, once again in a to-go format due to COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2022