A devastating fire tore through the Dunbar area of Vancouver, resulting in the loss of one home and the destruction of several others. The intense blaze also caused a crane on a nearby building site to collapse, bringing down trolley wires and power lines onto 41st Avenue. The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time, leaving residents and authorities alike searching for answers in the aftermath of this tragic event. The impact of the fire and crane collapse has left a community reeling, with many left to pick up the pieces and rebuild in the wake of such a destructive force.
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I hope the residents were told by fire fighters about the lead levels in the paint of that crane?
I've personally had this paint tested by a private lab and extensively by WorkSafeBC and it was found to be over 15 times the legal amount to be allowed into Canada.
But these companies get around the laws by lying about the contents of the paint!
I welded on these machines for the better part of a decade without being told by my employer that it was extremely toxic.
Now I'm a 55 year old men with multiple incurable cancers, tumor, organ failures, diabetes and so much more.
Now I sit at home waiting to die.
I hope someone reads this and contacts their lawyer about the effects of burning lead paint on peoples health.
Stay safe.
Seems somebody figured the insurance payout was a better bet huh ? Maybe both somebody's….
Wood frame??? Duh….
I question the wisdom of 6 storey wooden construction.
Dam climate change!
Canada is a joke now
6 floors wood ?! In Quebec if it’s wood only 4 floors !
Global can't hire a reporter that doesn't sound like an australian?
Wood… Arson…
Several weeks ago I saved my moms apartment from going up in flames after she left something on the stove. By the time I took the fire extinguisher to the stove, we had six foot flames kissing the ceiling, and it was literally seconds from catching. Most people have no idea how insane a house fire is, and how quickly fire can spread. Be cool about fire safety.
Its crazy that they still let people build high rises out of wood a simular thing happened in kingston , it makes no sense to me
glulam beams should have had fire retardant as Mike Holmes said over and over
That's what happens when construction companies and subcontractors hire illegal undocumented workers.
Was anyone hurt ?
Thank you for allowing comments. Why won’t CBC allow them?
$100 says no reporter talks to Eby about increasing wood buildings allowing more floors. Why do that? Takes time. Costs money to investigate.
Arson.
Climate change ?
That's what happens when you build too closely to each other.. the fire spreads easier
Woodframe, on how many stories.
Climate change to blame? Trump from across the border? 😂
Wood fires can't melt steel!
Why are people still wearing masks?!
Watch what the Liberals blame climate change on this one, buildings are burning down because of climate change watch then introduce news taxes in the fall lmao.
Six-storey wood frame construction has to be one of the most short-sighted decisions by our Bolshevist provincial government in decades.
The engineering for 4-storey wood frame construction was already impressive, with ground floor load bearing wall stud spacing at no more than 300 mm (nominally 12") O/C, not to mention a LOT of lumber needed. At 6-stories, that ground floor load bearing wall stud spacing drops to 150 mm (nominally 6") O/C… particularly when you factor-in the need for seismic restraint (barely enough room to put electrical/plumbing services within the stud wall cavities, let alone exterior thermal insulation and interior inter-suit fire/sound insulation).
As for these fires… can you say “insurance fraud”? 🤔
"…hormes…"? what the hell is a horme?
Trolley wires
This guy, in a mask. Really?
100 % this build was over budget.
Facts, there are crooked people bringing in dirty money laundering it in this town for decades. I’m sure it’s an innocent act that the building just happens to be on fire 🔥 for the third time. And the owners refused to take any questions. Utterly corrupt and stupid. So dangerous at the very least.. So there should be investigations and convictions if it can be proven that give them serious jail time.
Dodging market crash? 😂
It sounds like the neighbours weren't big fans of the new apartment complex being constructed. This isn't the first, and certainly not be the last, time that neighbourhoods commit arson to protect their property's value when a new development pops up.
100% Arson. But is it for an a big pay day from insurance OR unhappy neighbours trying to protect their property value?