A fire in an abandoned building in South Vancouver led to the partial closure of Cambie Street on Saturday morning, leading to traffic delays.
Fire officials said crews were called out to a dilapidated building at the corner of Cambie Street and Marine Drive, near the Marine Drive SkyTrain station, around 10:50 a.m. PT on Saturday.
Brad Hesse, assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, said crews noticed one person exiting the building when they arrived — but no injuries or missing people have been reported.
“We do believe that homeless people were living in the building at this time … we have reports of that from the neighbours,” Hesse told CBC News.
Flames were coming out of the roof of the building, and crews were on the defensive trying to extinguish the blaze, he said.
The cause of the fire has not been determined yet, as fire investigators have not been able to go inside the building as of 11:50 a.m. PT.