At least three people were injured after a fire in Vancouver. Officials don't know whether anybody else is still trapped inside.
Posted: Apr 11, 2022 12:01 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoThe fire broke out at the four-storey Hotel Winters building on Abbott Street near Water Street around 11 a.m. PT. Within an hour, orange flames had begun shooting through the roof.
According to B.C. Emergency Health Services, five people were taken to hospital, including two in serious condition and one in stable condition. Others were treated for minor injuries at the scene."We rescued several [people] from the top floor of the building," she added. The chief said firefighters searched the first two floors before they had to retreat. Officials don't know whether anybody else is still trapped inside.
Fry says the building had recently been inspected and it had a sprinkler system, but she didn't know if it was working when the fire broke out.More than a dozen fire trucks and more than 70 firefighters were on the scene by early afternoon, Fry added.
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