Cleanup underway after large fire destroys homes, topples crane in Vancouver

A massive fire in Vancouver, B.C.'s Dunbar neighbourhood on Tuesday night sent debris falling onto homes and streets for kilometres and toppled a crane.
On Wednesday morning, charred debris could be found in people’s yards and on sidewalks and roadways. By evening, many homes and businesses were still without power.
While the crane collapse damaged one house, two others in the area were lost due to the flaming embers. Several more were damaged.
Alissa Thibault has the latest from the scene.
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[@tm4s426]

New developer, presales at a slowdown, sales possibly not met. Smells more like insurance fraud.

[@thokling361]

I was posted at a site once where the CSO wasn't making his rounds at site close and on a number of occasions propane tanks weren't shut off. With the faulty extension cords littering the place, it's no wonder the site went up in flames. Possibly something similar in this vid with how raging the flames seemed to be.

[@rosiered3403]

It smelled fishy to me right away. It went up so fast, I'm sure accelerants were used.

[@sandraferguson9415]

First thing I said this morning when the first report came out... not the first time and although it feels awful to say this, it won't be the last😢

[@DM_1313]

I don't know anything about building code in BC/Canada nor how far they were into construction, but could it have been cladding that amplified the fire?

[@AIMEE911]

​@@thokling361❤❤❤

[@lynnforrest3384]

The Vancouver Firefighters, the Vancouver Police, EHS, and BC Hydro were all absolutely amazing in containing a fire that could have been far more catastrophic ! ! ! Thank-you to all the First Responders! ! 💖

[@DeborahThird-og1uo]

Poor reporter. She’s being attacked by giant green butterflies.

[@robertmcelfresh5972]

It's not like a crane fell on her she'll be ok.

[@duncantorrance1976]

Best comment of the day.

[@cinmanmoo]

I assume this is an Insurance scam.

[@wes-waynesandh.8408]

Sounds exactly like an insurance fraud fire.

[@lilidelphi]

Firefighters work was excellent. All our respect and gratitude. Dunbar neighbours.

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

Wow how scarey is that. Glad to hear that no one lost their life.

[@aliceguirguis2044]

@@loriwoloshyn7266 a firefighter man 24 years old died in the fire

[@gzhang2543]

man, this is outrageous, hope someone caught esponsible for this.

[@snowballs2023]

Man, I would hate to be the person to file paperwork to work safe BC.

[@Spartisanhack]

Do they care? BC has the worst safety culture in western Canada.

What do you want it in Hindi or Urdu.

[@esparda07]

Insurance *cough fraud *cough

[@rosiered3403]

The thought hit me right away.

[@cinmanmoo]

I just commented that lol

[@user-kf3tf7cj2d]

5-6 story wooden buildings are being built all over the city. This Would not be allowed anywhere, but this is Vancouver, City run by developers. It’s regrettable but true.

[@annveronica7795]

The neighbours possibly prevented a massive redevelopment project.

[@Chap17]

Unbel😢ievable, 😢Thank you firefighters❤

[@aliceguirguis2044]

I think people make this fire

[@guesser__2232]

good observation aliceguirguis2044 !

[@sdufg]

are you from quebec?

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Indeed. Bad people.

[@code3ab399]

aliceguirguis2044 should leave this to fire investigations

[@aliceguirguis2044]

@@Joe-mz6dc they are selfish to make a fire to enjoy and after it cause a forest fire and they do not care so they leave the place to save themselves

[@Mascotal]

High rise apartments built out of wood. Yeah that's not gonna fail.

[@bazlurr]

bonfire building

[@goskaterightnow]

Lol this is not a high-rise. Stick frame buildings exceeding 6 storeys are not permitted here.

[@zlatkostevanovic5891]

@@goskaterightnow still terrible to build frames of buildings out of wood

[@atraxisdarkstar]

@@zlatkostevanovic5891 It's fire-treated wood and the designs were signed off on by structural engineers. I've worked on many similar buildings, and none of them caught fire during or after the construction process. There was definitely at least gross negligence here, if it wasn't outright sabotage.

[@goskaterightnow]

@@zlatkostevanovic5891 Wood is cheaper and more versatile than concrete/steel, and Canada has great building code enforcement to ensure safety for occupants in a completed wood apartment building (fire blocking in framing, rated walls encased in gypsum, sprinklers, fire alarm, etc.). We need better enforcement of construction fire safety though, clearly.

[@sdufg]

So obvious ARSON

[@believe3402]

I worked in a Residential construction. I'm just wondering what happened to the Crane Operator? Any idea? Thank you

[@whaleoilbeefhooked3892]

Sometimes those clear worker abandoned water bottles left at a certain fullness and if placed in the perfect place will concentrate sunlight like a magnifying glass....just saying!

[@Bruce_LeRoyy]

Was there a crane operator still in the crane when it came down?

[@IKhanNot]

Smells like an insurance scam. Those flames were raging on in a whole different way than a regular house/building fire. Given the market downturn due to costs and economic woes the builder wanted out.

[@aleksanderkuncwicz7277]

Better build brick buildings so they dont catch fire.

[@glengarbera7367]

This is what happens when you build six story wooden structures.

[@bazlurr]

not even woods, but wood wastes compressed with flammable glues and made construction materials.

[@atraxisdarkstar]

We've built several hundred such buildings since restrictions on height were relaxed in 2009. I worked on several myself along the Cambie corridor after the Canada line went in. Once the drywall is in and the sprinkler systems are working, wood-framed apartments are perfectly safe, as noted by the fact that structural engineers have to always sign off on building projects. Problems like these almost always happen due to negligence from the general contractor, or rarely outright fraud. WorkSafe will be having a good long audit of the builder and hopefully we can learn some things so this won't happen again.

[@wc4109]

I can’t see how an unoccupied building under construction goes up in flames… except on purpose…

[@atraxisdarkstar]

@@wc4109 If drywall is being installed they'd have propane heaters running, and propane stored on site. They also keep fuel for machines on hand. And even wood framed buildings will have some structural steel for seismic reasons that needs to be welded. Lots of ways it could just be negligence, though it could also be insurance fraud, yes.

[@acendagrowth]

No, not even slightly suspicious, not a bit!

[@heybamanba1]

5 storey wooden death trap.

[@SilentZyko]

still better then 99% of ugly copy paste overgrown suburban homes

[@dmc8418]

That was pretty intense. I wonder how many of the other recently built condos would do.

[@mr.t8562]

wooden apartment building; what could go wrong? Same thing happened to a 6 storey wood hotel under construction in Bradford, Ontario in April 2021. They burn spectacularly. But they burn green for the environment.

[@anthonylalev4583]

That is why you should never go0 higher than 3 story’s with wood framing. They know this and changed the laws. Again mars water boomers would have worked and saved the day

[@-AstroLogical-]

Best wishes to our BC brothers out in the west. Much love and stay safe from QC

[@user-zr1cr5kv2e]

Wow! I would never wanted to live in a just wood structure so high. It is matter of few minutes before the fire engulfs the whole building, not so safe.

[@whitesquirrel4131]

money invested: Modern construction materials and design Product received: a lot less than what was paid for, difference is ??? Fire: huh how about that you made it out of wood makin this too easy for me

[@wc4109]

Most under construction buildings on fire are set on purpose… why security always on site but didn’t catch the arsonists…

HabbieJabbie builder 100%HabbieJabbie security ,what else is there in Canurdistan.

[@johnnyboyvan]

Such is life.

[@Spartisanhack]

Worksafe needs to start doing random site inspections, often. BC has the worst safety culture in western Canada.

[@jeffbryan3224]

Exactly how many times can you burn the same building and collect insurance?

[@user-mm7li8il5d]

Wooden apartment buildings and houses would not be permitted in the rest of the world, only in Canada and the USA. England realised that after the great fire of London in 1666.

[@majinraptor]

Sounds like a load of bollocks. Most houses I lived in the UK were made of wood. And you can hear people walking all the time. Sooo annoying. Never had that issue in Canada.

[@danielepp3113]

When You don't know what 'post-apocalyptic' means.

[@michael506]

Only the beginning….

[@BARDAKABRAMA]

the houses in Canada made in the cardboard and the wooden sticks what else would you expect

[@cinmanmoo]

You obviously have no idea do you?? The building codes in Canada are ridiculous and every stage is inspected as a home or building is being erected!

[@TonyZlatko]

@BARDA.............👍👍👍 They are still unable to create totally nonflamable cardboard? Because near nonflammable wood was....

[@joshanderson924]

​@@cinmanmoodoesn't mean they're good

[@granmabern5283]

@@TonyZlatkoeven castles burn. They use wood for roofing, doors and furniture.

[@eyesuckle]

I see from your cap that you're an expert in fire suppression.

[@Holeyguagaamoley]

Recent changes allow developers to make cheap wooden high rises, previously banned as a death trap they are now legal up to ten stories high, towering inferno anyone?

[@goskaterightnow]

Its 12 storeys and its called encapsulated mass timber. The timber is mostly required to be encased in gypsum board. It's incredibly safe. A construction fire safety plan must however be followed strictly during construction.

[@FrancisWhite-q5h]

@@goskaterightnowyes, it looks incredibly safe from what we can all see. It was literally a towering inferno, and your first thought was to argue that. Thanks for the tutorial there tips, that’s enough internet for you. Somebody call this kid’s mom..

[@goskaterightnow]

@@FrancisWhite-q5h Nice 2 day old KZbin channel there bot

[@markhoffman]

@@goskaterightnowokay twin towers

[@Borisvanderoost]

Shouldn't burn so readily once the sprinklers, fire separation, firestops, etc. are in place. Right now it's just dimensional lumber and plywood and it's essentially an expensive bonfire...

[@claudialarrea]

Paz por un futuro sustentable, hay muchas emisiones en todas partes del mundo, educación ambiental para disminuir incendios forestales y diplomacia para buscar la paz

[@sages101]

And people on the bus are asking the driver "WhEn ArE tHeY gOiNg To cLeAn ThAt Up?! iT's ScReWiNg Up My DaY" Like the guy would know... 🙄

[@eduardofraginals9161]

We must pay more carbon taxes so we can control every single fire in the world.

[@supermash1]

LOL.

[@joshanderson924]

Also ban "assault cranes"

[@arem1091]

lol

[@seapeddler]

Most likely a propane barbeque malfunction.

[@laurafulton7023]

Why isn’t a Canadian presenting the news on Canadian media? Hire Canadians

[@raymondbennett6793]

No more condos no more houses. Buy a tent.

[@Withpeace7597]

Building mistakes -> arson for insurance money

[@proxyicarcus]

Exactly.

[@tonchanthol5329]

oh my god

[@katelaloba8243]

Arson?

[@linaburon5672]

CONDO ? I DONT FEEL SORRY AT ALL!!!

[@jerbadz4737]

my gosh vancouver fire fighter is just a decoration

[@LiamLegit865]

She aussie?

[@AttriBeaut-ct8zs]

Yes

[@greghallberg4182]

By what mechanism could such a ferious fire erupt?! How could such an unholy inferno be unleashed upon the good people of Vancouver? I feel comforted that city council will examine this awful event closely.

[@arem1091]

Well if the City Council is a ridiculously stupid as our Victoria ones.... NOTHING will come of it. lol

[@herberthoover5607]

Who builds a matchstick tinderbox in the middle of town during wildfire season? Who uses wood to build a six story building? Third world accommodations at best.

[@proxyicarcus]

Actually its the local government that thinks its the best thing since sliced bread to build up to 8 residential stories with glued together saw dust (OSB). And obviously since its being framed, there's no fire separations set in place yet. Although that nominal 45min fire resistance between units is just some red caulking and an extra layer of drywall....

[@eyesuckle]

Chief Karen Frye would only consent to an interviewed if it were held in front of a swimming pool 1:23. Better safe than sorry.

[@jgriffin282]

I wonder if the owners/builders are Indian. In Edmonton, there are Indian “protection” gangs who threaten to burn, and do burn down buildings if their owners refuse to pay them protection or insurance money.

[@ericdiaz6568]

MOST PROBABLY PUMJABI...

[@Cheeseburger660]

Site is owned by Graham Construction

[@banker2679]

Should have paid that extortion bill?

[@jamespugh6005]

NDP didnt get enough!!!

[@scott-qk8sm]

Homeless campfire 🔥?

[@pelham8910]

A 6 story wood structure burns down with the crane toppling over and lighting multiple additional fires. I guess there are some drawbacks to high rise wood structures after all. Also, there sure is a lot of developer defaults lately. Maybe when the BC Conservatives get back in, or whatever the Socreds are calling themselves that week, they can reduce the red tape for money laundering once again.

[@NPC-XmNrL]

Donkey smoking in his messy site?

[@jeepstuff4004]

This is what ndp are building. Large wood frame condos

[@richardthelionheart01]

1:07 Perhaps the heat your feeling is from wearing a face mask during a heat wave outside in the open air.

[@clonejones7955]

Crying about masks and covid is your whole personality isn't it.I bet you wonder why your friends and family don't talk to you anymore.

[@joshanderson924]

​@@clonejones7955That's definitely you... How many boosters have you had? How many family members did you cut off? 😂

[@clonejones7955]

@@joshanderson924 I didn't have to cut off anyone or be cut off because everyone I know is sane.

[@joshanderson924]

@@clonejones7955 You didn't "have to cut anyone off" you just accused someone of being exactly what you are 😂 Crying and whining about masks and covid✅ Not talking to friends and family because the government told you to✅

[@marinengineeer]

Yeah, yeah, go ahead and keep building houses out of cardboard and selling them at the price of Westminster palaces!

[@joshanderson924]

Ban assault cranes

[@joegodbout830]

Water bombers 🤷

[@williamthurmond4940]

Why would anyone want to live in a Texas A&M bonfire stack?

[@keving1198]

That lady at the end. LOL Complete drama queen...post-apocalyptic...

[@granmabern5283]

She woke up to her neighbour’s house burning down, while firemen ran yelling fire, fire! Post apocalyptic because everyone thought the apocalypse was over and done, since the big apartment fire had been put out. But sparks from it eventually ignited that neighborhood house, the NIGHT AFTER.

[@MrMunjacake]

CUI BONO ?

[@Robbieboy420z]

That was one hell of a gender reveal party

[@Scott_396]

Illegals trying to work in Canada always leads to something like this

[@sweetkaroline5626]

Vancouver WA or B.C. You gotta be specific if you are posting info on KZbin for the World Please!

[@Filmthis1212]

It literally says global BC in the bottom corner…. live from Vancouver top left

[@sweetkaroline5626]

@@Filmthis1212 Thank you... I missed the tiny "BC" that comes and goes, I miss-spoke. I will look more thoroughly in the future.

[@markamd1]

Arson.

[@jeepstuff4004]

Good thing we have a carbon tax

[@Hugh-sk4ig]

Bla bla bla.

[@clonejones7955]

Live it up little buddy you'll have to go back to school soon.And it's blah blah blah.

[@marcgrondin5836]

Justin here !!! Blah 🤳 blah blah 🤳 🤳 blah blah blah 🤳 🤳 🤳 !!!

[@clonejones7955]

@@marcgrondin5836 Omg you said the J word.

[@marcgrondin5836]

@@clonejones7955 you should buy Klaus schwab! Last edition of bug soup recipes ! That should keep busy for awhile !!

[@SMunro]

Laser sattelite.

[@frankmacleod2565]

you people can't even spell words like satellite

[@joshanderson924]

​@@frankmacleod2565What you mean by "you people"

[@patallen5095]

So, a very serious fire with some various extra outcomes with the burning embers! No need to call anything cataclysmic, happy no one was seriously injured. Media tends to be over the top!

[@binderdundit228]

LOW-BALL news

[@clonejones7955]

Head over to Troth Senshal.Donnie is giving out complimentary mushroom rides.

[@rc-kv4qo]

That's what happens when building permits are handed out fast to build but you need good builders not half a.. builders.

[@chriskl2361]

Vancouver has some of the slowest permits in Canada, one reason its expensive.

[@rosiered3403]

My ex is a carpenter and does renovations. The crappy work he has to fix is mind blowing.

[@joshanderson924]

Permits fast? hahaha

[@proxyicarcus]

Permits in Vancouver take 1 year for a home reno, 1-2 years for a home, 3-4 years for a smaller development. That's why its so expensive... Hundreds of thousands of dollars in city fees alone. And they still fail to maintain basic safety. The city just cares that the "urban forest" is maintained, even when those trees end up falling on peoples cars and killing the occupants..

[@edwardspence-fo8vt]

So what in other words who cares about this

[@MikeJack20]

Like, you mean that you dont find this newsworthy?

[@edwardspence-fo8vt]

@@MikeJack20 That's right. Because there are wars going on where lives are being lost. That's more important

[@clonejones7955]

Edward lives with his mom.

[@Roman_Octavius]

homeowners in the area

[@edwardspence-fo8vt]

@@Roman_Octavius Right I forgot about that

[@gmaan7004]

To all ppl crying "wood wood" 100% of homes are wooden

[@joshanderson924]

You may want to double check your facts bruh

[@proxyicarcus]

Actually the wood methods america uses are still from 19th century... Europeans actually come to Vancouver to hold seminars to teach how to adequately build with wood. And many homes in Vancouver are build with concrete or steel frame, because it takes 2 weeks and 2 guys instead of 8 months and 15 guys to put it together. Oh, and wood homes engineered lifetime is 25 years before demolition.

[@gmaan7004]

@@proxyicarcus very very few are concrete n steel stud. Cost prohibitive. Unless it’s someone with too much money building a custom house. 0.00% of spec homes

[@user-eo1vz9lt8g]

JT will stop at nothing, this just proves it!!!!!! Sorry, wrong thread, no wait, maybe HE did this??? Naw, probably not, gets blamed so much can't tell what he is capable of.....

[@TheUberjammer]

No no n, this is where someone writes "arson - just like all the forest fires." THAT's what they'll blame Trudeau for.

[@clonejones7955]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ronrondquist4568]

Nother woke far left network

[@joshanderson924]

Climate change caused the fire 😂

[@ElephantSoul]

සොබහවික අනතුරු ලොකයෙ බහුල වෙය්

[@Srelus]

dew

[@johnnyq1233]

That's what happens when you build homes out of match sticks!!!! If this building was all concrete and stone this would not have happened.

[@DaveMead-db5ob]

Global news. Should be quiet

[@bazlurr]

Home mostly build with firewoods and drunken and addicted residents of the city causes most of the fires.

[@user-gk3lz8ws9t]

Good job firefighters..NOT..something that big ...with a crane involved...don.t you think you guy.s and cops..should have evaluated EVERYONE in the immediate area to insure there was no chance of other potential death.s or injury??..homes can be rebuilt ...life cannot ...

[@FrancisWhite-q5h]

This is 100% fraud, they know who the developer is on this one. I can’t wait until they catch them. They should be jailed for the next 20 years for endangering so many people for their pathetic attempt at an insurance scam.

[@Tha66]

ភ្លើងឆេះនេះដូចជាចម្លែកណាស់បើតាមខ្ញុំសន្និដ្ឋានមានតែក្រុមចោរជ្រុលនិយមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលដើរធ្វើសកម្មភាពបែបនេះដើម្បីបំផ្លាញទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិប្រជាជនកាណាដា។

[@AutZeroOneGotBanned]

are you khmer?

[@Tha66]

@@AutZeroOneGotBanned បាទខ្ញុំជាជនជាតិខ្មែរ។

[@AutZeroOneGotBanned]

@@Tha66 i'm vietnamese but i have a couple khmer ancestors

[@Tha66]

@@AutZeroOneGotBanned បាទអរគុណខ្ញុំក៏មានមិត្តភ័ក្ដិវៀតណាមច្រើនផងដែរអ្នកនិយាយឱ្យចំទៅខ្ញុំមានមិត្តភ័ក្ដិជាច្រើនពូជសាសន៍។

[@sheilahauptmann8283]

Oh my god