Residents of a three-storey apartment building in Burnaby, B.C., were evacuated from the building after an early morning fire in one of the units. Assistant Fire Chief Greg Young said firefighters were called to the building on Pender Street near Ingleton Avenue at around 1 a.m. on Thursday and saw flames from the front of the building, coming from a second-floor unit. He said the building was evacuated and city buses were provided to shelter the residents. After the fire was extinguished, some firefighters stayed at the scene to assist people coming back to collect their personal items, according to Young. (Ryan Stelting)Three people were transported to hospital, according to B.C.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2020 16:47 UTC