East Vancouver fire that damaged 3 buildings deemed suspicious by investigators

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The Wednesday greeting occurrence is present nether transgression probe by the Vancouver Police Department.

Blaze impacted aggregate businesses and sent fume crossed city

Michelle Gomez · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 25, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

A Wednesday greeting occurrence connected East Hastings Street that damaged 3 buildings, evacuated astir 7 people, and caused fume to dispersed crossed the metropolis is present being investigated arsenic suspicious.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said Friday that accusation received by the occurrence rescue work indicates that the occurrence whitethorn person been intentionally set.

"Fire investigators … judge rather simply thing doesn't look close here. They judge it's perchance suspicious oregon intentionally caused," said Sgt. Steve Addison.

Addison said constabulary are conducting a thorough transgression investigation.

He said the occurrence was disruptive to aerial prime and postulation successful the metropolis connected Wednesday, and has impacted the livelihoods of those whose businesses were successful the buildings.

"It's been importantly impactful and damaging to a batch of people," said Addison.

3 businesses affected by aboriginal greeting occurrence successful East Vancouver

Staff and owners of respective businesses connected Hastings Street are wondering what they'll bash adjacent aft a monolithic occurrence tore done their stores aboriginal successful the morning. The blaze unopen down a agelong of the engaged road. The CBC's Jessica Cheung has much connected what's been lost.

The occurrence affected the Indian Chef's Kitchen restaurant, the Windsor Meats butcher shop, retailer Wohlford & Company, and different businesses.

It besides impacted section Indigenous hep hop radical Snotty Nose Rez Kids, whose signaling workplace and covering enactment were based successful the Wohlford & Company building.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services said Wednesday nary injuries were reported.

While the afloat extent is inactive unknown, images and footage captured by CBC amusement important harm to the buildings exteriors and interiors.