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Several people rescued from fire in Vancouver building

VANCOUVER — The fire chief says several people were rescued from a building where smoke billowed out the windows in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood today.

VANCOUVER — The fire chief says several people were rescued from a building where smoke billowed out the windows in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood today. 

Fire Chief Karen Fry posted a short video on Twitter of fire crews dousing the top floor of a four-storey building with water. 

Numerous fire trucks also surrounded the building. 

Heavy, acrid smoke drifted across downtown Vancouver during the fire.





 

The Canadian Press

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