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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek
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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek
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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek
01:30 | July 3, 2020
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02:18 | July 25, 2024
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02:08 | June 26, 2024
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01:33 | June 20, 2024
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Fire destroys abandoned building belonging to Merritt Mountain Music Festival
00:24 | June 18, 2024
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01:19 | March 11, 2024
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Residents of Coquitlam apartment scramble to safety after fire breaks out
01:57 | March 7, 2024
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Fire breaks out at apartment building in Coquitlam
02:03 | March 7, 2024
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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek
Description
July 3, 2020
Amateur film footage from the City of Vancouver's archive shows the massive fire that started at the BC Forest Products sawmill and quickly grew into the first and only five-alarm fire in the city's history. An estimated four-block area east of Oak Street was destroyed, forever changing the landscape of False Creek.
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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek01:30 | July 3, 2020
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Venables Valley residents take stock of wildfire damage02:18 | July 25, 2024
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Five ‘Fires of Note’ in BC that pose a potential public safety risk.02:31 | July 25, 2024
-
Slocan Valley wildfires expand03:19 | July 25, 2024
-
Jasper wildfire evacuees await news in Valemount, B.C.02:39 | July 24, 2024
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Jasper media tour cut short as wildfire danger too high, flames rage near Highway 1603:49 | July 23, 2024
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Fire breaks out at home in South Vancouver01:52 | July 16, 2024
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B.C. wildfires: Situation improves in Cariboo but conditions could change03:14 | July 15, 2024
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Palma’s Picks: Lytton before the fire06:03 | July 7, 2024
-
Parents and students rally for Port Coquitlam school rebuild02:08 | June 26, 2024
-
Major fire breaks our Thursday night in Richmond01:33 | June 20, 2024
-
Fire destroys abandoned building belonging to Merritt Mountain Music Festival00:24 | June 18, 2024
-
Late-night fire damages Maple Ridge high school01:28 | June 12, 2024
-
Number of SRO fires taking toll on crews: Vancouver fire01:59 | June 12, 2024
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‘Incendiary device’ thrown at Vancouver synagogue, federation says00:31 | May 31, 2024
-
Author John Vaillant on his award winning book Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast07:02 | May 31, 2024
-
Wildfire burning out-of-control just north of Spences Bridge00:26 | May 25, 2024
-
Fire breaks out in West End apartment in Vancouver00:56 | May 20, 2024
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Next steps as wildfire continues to burn near Fort Nelson02:30 | May 15, 2024
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B.C. government warning of increased fire risk in northeastern region this weekend01:36 | May 9, 2024
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Vancouver switches firefighters to non-toxic gear02:04 | April 13, 2024
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Displaced apartment residents want belongings back02:07 | April 3, 2024
-
Martin Mars water bomber moves to museum02:18 | March 28, 2024
-
Shocking multi-vehicle Victoria crash caught on camera01:10 | March 21, 2024
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BC Hydro pole set on fire in downtown Nanaimo00:29 | March 15, 2024
-
1 dead after trailer ignites on Surrey driveway02:02 | March 14, 2024
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Vancouver fire crews respond to smoke under pier at Science World01:19 | March 11, 2024
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Residents of Coquitlam apartment scramble to safety after fire breaks out01:57 | March 7, 2024
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Fire breaks out at apartment building in Coquitlam02:03 | March 7, 2024
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Steveston neighbourhood fundraises for Super Grocer workers after devastating fire01:47 | March 2, 2024
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Hazel Trembath school fire was human-caused02:07 | March 1, 2024
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One dead in vacant condo building fire in Burnaby, B.C.00:24 | February 28, 2024
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Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek01:30 | July 3, 2020
-
Venables Valley residents take stock of wildfire damage02:18 | July 25, 2024
-
Five ‘Fires of Note’ in BC that pose a potential public safety risk.02:31 | July 25, 2024
-
Slocan Valley wildfires expand03:19 | July 25, 2024
-
Jasper wildfire evacuees await news in Valemount, B.C.02:39 | July 24, 2024
-
Jasper media tour cut short as wildfire danger too high, flames rage near Highway 1603:49 | July 23, 2024
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Fire breaks out at home in South Vancouver01:52 | July 16, 2024
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B.C. wildfires: Situation improves in Cariboo but conditions could change03:14 | July 15, 2024
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Palma’s Picks: Lytton before the fire06:03 | July 7, 2024
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Parents and students rally for Port Coquitlam school rebuild02:08 | June 26, 2024
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Major fire breaks our Thursday night in Richmond01:33 | June 20, 2024
-
Fire destroys abandoned building belonging to Merritt Mountain Music Festival00:24 | June 18, 2024
-
Late-night fire damages Maple Ridge high school01:28 | June 12, 2024
-
Number of SRO fires taking toll on crews: Vancouver fire01:59 | June 12, 2024
-
‘Incendiary device’ thrown at Vancouver synagogue, federation says00:31 | May 31, 2024
-
Author John Vaillant on his award winning book Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast07:02 | May 31, 2024
-
Wildfire burning out-of-control just north of Spences Bridge00:26 | May 25, 2024
-
Fire breaks out in West End apartment in Vancouver00:56 | May 20, 2024
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Next steps as wildfire continues to burn near Fort Nelson02:30 | May 15, 2024
-
B.C. government warning of increased fire risk in northeastern region this weekend01:36 | May 9, 2024
-
Vancouver switches firefighters to non-toxic gear02:04 | April 13, 2024
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Displaced apartment residents want belongings back02:07 | April 3, 2024
-
Martin Mars water bomber moves to museum02:18 | March 28, 2024
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Shocking multi-vehicle Victoria crash caught on camera01:10 | March 21, 2024
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BC Hydro pole set on fire in downtown Nanaimo00:29 | March 15, 2024
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1 dead after trailer ignites on Surrey driveway02:02 | March 14, 2024
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Vancouver fire crews respond to smoke under pier at Science World01:19 | March 11, 2024
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Residents of Coquitlam apartment scramble to safety after fire breaks out01:57 | March 7, 2024
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Fire breaks out at apartment building in Coquitlam02:03 | March 7, 2024
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Steveston neighbourhood fundraises for Super Grocer workers after devastating fire01:47 | March 2, 2024
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Hazel Trembath school fire was human-caused02:07 | March 1, 2024
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One dead in vacant condo building fire in Burnaby, B.C.00:24 | February 28, 2024
Sawmill sparks Vancouver’s only five-alarm fire in 1960, destroying four blocks near False Creek
Description
July 3, 2020
Amateur film footage from the City of Vancouver's archive shows the massive fire that started at the BC Forest Products sawmill and quickly grew into the first and only five-alarm fire in the city's history. An estimated four-block area east of Oak Street was destroyed, forever changing the landscape of False Creek.
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