Vancouver firefighters knock down blaze that threatened Strathcona apartment block

Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 9:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Firefighters successful Vancouver extinguished a blaze astatine an flat gathering successful the Strathcona country connected Monday evening.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) accidental they were called retired to a gathering successful the 700-block of Jackson Avenue, adjacent the country of Union Street and Dunlevy Avenue, astir 4:45 p.m. PT connected Monday.

They accidental they recovered fume and flames coming from a balcony connected the 3rd floor of a three-storey walk-up flat building.

Firefighters accidental determination were nary contiguous reports of injuries, and determination was a anticipation displaced residents could spell back.

"We mightiness person 2 units that were affected from, like, a connected balcony," Matthew Trudeau, VFRS's nationalist accusation officer, told CBC News astir 5:20 p.m.

"We're benignant of moving connected that close present arsenic acold arsenic however overmuch fume harm is inside."

Trudeau said crews judge astir of the occurrence harm has been contained to the exterior of the building, but they would cheque the extortion country to marque sure.

He credited residents and a moving occurrence alarm for rapidly notifying crews and preventing important harm to the structure.

"We're astir 4 blocks from the occurrence hall, and we got a speedy notification successful getting here," helium said.

"Again, different infinitesimal oregon two, this could person been a precise antithetic fire."

Trudeau said 10 occurrence trucks were dispatched to the scene, and astir 25 firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.