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150 Residents Displaced After Fire Hits Apartment Building in New Westminster, B.C.
Crews rescued residents with ground ladders as the fire grew to a third alarm and sent two firefighters and one resident to hospital.
- On Friday, July 10, a third-alarm fire erupted at a 40-unit apartment building on the 900-block of Fourth Avenue in New Westminster around 1:30 p.m., prompting mutual aid from Burnaby Fire.
- NWFRS crews, assisted by the Burnaby Fire Department, performed balcony rescues using ground ladders while conducting interior attacks to evacuate residents trapped on their balconies.
- BC Emergency Health Services treated four patients at the scene, transporting three to hospital—two firefighters and one resident—while approximately 150 residents are now without homes.
- Firefighters remained on scene Saturday morning, more than 18 hours after the initial call, while crews brought the blaze under control around 2:30 a.m. and evacuees were taken to an emergency reception centre.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation as displaced residents seek community support through a GoFundMe fundraiser for those who lost belongings, medications, and memories in the 50-unit building.
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150 residents displaced after fire hits apartment building in New Westminster, B.C. – Energeticcity.ca
Firefighters spray water from an aerial apparatus at an apartment fire burning in New Westminster, B.C., in a Saturday, July 11, 2026, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — City of New Westminster (Mandatory Credit) NEW WESTMINSTER — Around 150 residents are without homes after a fire gutted an apartment building in New Westminster, B.C., and trapped multiple residents on balconies, officials said. The City of New Westminster said the fire…
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150 residents displaced after fire hits apartment building in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER - Officials say around 150 residents are without homes after a fire gutted an apartment building in New Westminster, B.C., and trapped multiple residents on balconies.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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