A fire broke out Thursday night in a West End highrise building. Photo: @firechiefreid/Twitter
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says crews extinguished a serious fire in a highrise Thursday in the city's West End.
The fire department says no one was injured in blaze, which started at about 6:30 p.m.
In a tweet Thursday, Fire Chief Darrell Reid commended firefighters putting out the fire quickly.
Two photos posted by Reid show flames shooting out of a unit.
Our @VanFireRescue crews have had a busy start to #Halloween - a 3rd alarm highrise fire.
Glad to report fire has been knocked down quickly!
Excellent command & #firefighting!
No injuries.
Residents being assisted by emergency social services.
Cause under investigation. pic.twitter.com/qg6mqxYI21
— Fire Chief Darrell Reid (@FireChiefReid) November 1, 2019
He says residents were being assisted by emergency social services.
Reid says the cause remains under investigation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2019
