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East Van apartment fire leaves man with life-threatening injuries

The Vancouver Fire Rescue Service was called to the building in the 600-block of East 6th Avenue early Monday

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File photo of Vancouver firefighters at a scene. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG

A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an apartment fire in east Vancouver.

The Vancouver Fire Rescue Service was called to the building in the 600-block of East 6th Avenue, near Fraser Street, shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday.

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A male occupant was found outside the unit that had caught fire with serious burn injuries.

Capt. Matthew Trudeau said the fire started when open flames ignited combustibles inside the apartment. A working sprinkler system contained the fire, but smoke alarms in the building weren’t working.

The patient, a man about 34 years old, was treated on scene and transported to Vancouver General Hospital with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” said Trudeau.

jruttle@postmedia.com

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