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TOGETHER AGAIN: Members of the Burnaby school district handbell choir, Sound Wave, rehearse at Inman Elementary School under the direction of music teacher Janet Nordstrand. On Monday, the group will perform with two other district ensembles at Together Again, a holiday concert at Michael J. Fox Theatre. See story, page 9. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
Eight families lose homes in apartment fire
Cornelia Naylor
cnaylor@burnabynow.com
Another Burnaby apartment fire has displaced more renters in a city with the third-highest rents in Canada.
Fire broke out in a firstfloor suite at Evergreen Place at 6920 Gilley Ave. at about 7:45 p.m., according to assistant fire Chief Derek Masaro. On arrival, crews found smoke and flames com-
ing from the suite, and the building was evacuated, he said. Paramedics cared for and transported one patient to hospital, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services.
“[The suite] was totally destroyed,” Masaro said. Adjacent suites also sustained smoke and fire damage, he said. Some residents of the building were able to return after the fire was
knocked down, according to Masaro, but the city said eight families were displaced and needed help from emergency social services to get out of the cold. Support for three of those families has now
been extended to Friday, according to City of Burnaby communications manager Chris Bryan. More than 100 Burnaby renters have been displaced by fires at older Continued on page 3