Vancouver Fire Rescue Service says discarded smoking materials causing nearly 60 per cent of all incidents
The Vancouver Fire Rescue Service says the first half of 2023 has been a record-breaking period for fire-related incidents in the city, with alarming numbers of calls involving drug users and butane torches with flame-locking mechanisms.
But now the fire service is seeing more fires caused by tobacco and drug-smoking materials, especially in single-room occupancy buildings. Trudeau said there have been numerous single-room occupancy fires caused by drug users dropping butane lighters with the flame locked on, setting fire to themselves or their surroundings.
“It’s turned a bad situation even worse,” Trudeau said. “If not for the sprinkler systems containing these fires, we would see a lot more buildings significantly damaged.”
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