Fire in Vancouver homeless shelter claims life
Apr 1, 2016 | 10:26 AM
VANCOUVER — One person is dead following a fire at a homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver.
The fire broke out in a fourth floor room at a former Quality Inn (on Howe St.) at around 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue assistant chief Joe Foster said crews found a person in the room when crews arrived.
He said CPR was performed but the male victim died from his injuries.