An elderly man has died following a house fire in East Vancouver Sunday morning. It broke out in the basement of a two-storey home around 4 a.m. at East 47th Avenue near Elliott street. Firefighters pulled a man from the basement and paramedics performed CPR on him, but he died on the scene. Nearby residents gather outside the house fire on East 47th Avenue. Young said there is significant fire damage to the basement and smoke damage to the upper floor.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2018 16:23 UTC