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Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ 2-alarm SRO fire in VancouverCrews arrived Thursday afternoon to find thick smoke billowing from the southeast side of the three-storey single-room occupancy (SRO) building.FireSep 7, 2023
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‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildingsSince August of 2022, the fire department said it has removed more than 1,600 propane tanks from the Downtown Eastside area.CanadaApr 6, 2023
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Vancouver Fire Rescue impeded by encampment inhabitants during SRO fire responseWhen Vancouver firefighters arrived to battle a blaze Friday night, an assistant fire chief said several people living in tents and structures out front of the SRO refused to move.FireApr 1, 2023
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Vancouver Fire and Rescue reveals 504 calls for single SRO hotel in 2022 in deleted tweetVancouver’s new mayor said the tweet was shocking and something city officials didn’t know previously.FireJan 4, 2023
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Coroner’s inquest ordered into deadly Winters Hotel fire in GastownMary Ann Garlow, 68, and Dennis Guay, 53, both died when the Winters Hotel, a single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel caught fire on April 11.FireJul 21, 2022
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