Firefighters were busy Thursday evening putting out two back-to-back fires in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood.
The first fire broke out around 6 pm at a construction site near Winona Park. Park visitors captured videos of firefighters using hoses to fight the flames.
Friend sent this video – fire number one of the evening at a construction site near Winona Park pic.twitter.com/l3IR8uFvpW
— Megan Devlin (@MegDevlinn) June 19, 2020
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A witness at the scene told Daily Hive the fire charred the half-built structure, and the flames jumped and scorched the roof of a nearby townhouse.
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Vancouver Fire-Rescue classed the blaze as a third-alarm fire.
Third Alarm West 62nd Ave and Columbia St. #vanworkingfire pic.twitter.com/l8a7QH9sLw
— Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (@VanFireRescue) June 19, 2020
Later, as sun was setting, a second fire broke out only a few blocks away. Firefighters rushed to a Marine Gateway apartment building, where smoke could be seen coming from a charred balcony in the residential tower.
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Here’s a look at how close together the two fires were
And here’s how close together the fires are pic.twitter.com/BqnLjgSc8B
— Megan Devlin (@MegDevlinn) June 19, 2020