(Vancouver Fire Rescue Services)
HighRiseOps Staff
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Global News reports that one person is dead after a fire in a Vancouver high-rise.
Firefighters responded to a fire on the 11th floor of an apartment building at Pendrell and Gilford Streets on Saturday evening.
The fire department stated that a 75-year-old man who was injured in the fire died on Sunday.
The cause of the fire is believed to be related to smoking.
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