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Rechargeable batteries responsible for half of Vancouver fire fatalities in 2022: fire departmentThe fire department has issued warnings throughout the year, advising residents to make sure they do not overcharge or use damaged batteries as it can be an extreme fire risk.FireJan 19
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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
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Downtown Vancouver fire near Dunlevy Ave. and Powell Street displaces 22 residentsThe fire is believed to have started on the second floor and quickly spread to the third floor. Thirty-two firefighters were able to get the blaze extinguished.FireSep 24, 2022
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Large early morning fire in South Vancouver creating lots of smokeA large pile of wood and construction material appears to be on fire beside the Fraser River, on Ontario Street, in South Vancouver.FireSep 10, 2022
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Vancouver restaurant fire spreads to apartment Sunday afternoonVancouver firefighters were quick to respond, but the fire did spread to a residential unit above the Nirvana Restaurant, Vancouver Fire Rescue said.FireJul 31, 2022
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Possible propane tank explosion sends plume of smoke over Vancouver neighbourhoodOfficials said there is no clear evidence at this time that an explosion happened but said it may have been started by a propane tank.FireMay 3, 2022
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‘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.FireApr 18, 2022
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‘I have nothing left’: Residents displaced after fire rips through Gastown heritage buildingFive people have been hospitalized and many more displaced from their homes after flames broke out late Monday morning in the Gastown neighbourhood.FireApr 12, 2022
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Five people injured after fire breaks out at women’s shelter in GastownThe three-alarm fire broke out on Abbott Street on Monday morning and crews on the scene said several residents were rescued from the building.FireApr 11, 2022
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1 person dead after fire breaks out in Vancouver apartment buildingForty firefighters responded and were able to contain the fire to one suite in the building, Vancouver Fire Rescue told Global News.CanadaJan 31, 2022
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