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Fire in Gastown, Vancouver

by grayhound | January 6, 2009 at 08:33 am

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There has been a fire on the corner of Columbia and Powell, with many fire engines on the scene, it looks as though it is around or near Incendio Pizza Restaurant, but the traffic is still moving OK in the area.

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Karenke4

at 09:46 on January 6th, 2009

I live in Gastown and it smelled like a giant wood burning fire this morning on my walk to work. I heard the fire engines, but unfortunately sirens are not rare sounds in that area so I didn't think much of it. Thanks for reporting!

Amy Judd

at 10:05 on January 6th, 2009

I can't believe these photos were taken this morning - it looks like the middle of the night! Thanks for reporting the story!

just_nora (not verified)

at 10:07 on January 6th, 2009

I saw all the fire engines at the junction and more police cars and fire engines were turning up while I was waiting for the bus, I only saw one ambulance though so hopefully nobody has been hurt. I'll be sad if Incendio was part of the fire, and hope they werent the cause.

Terri Potratz

at 10:54 on January 6th, 2009

I just went by Main and Cordova on the bus, and Cordova was closed off by police cars between Main and Columbia. I didn't see any fire trucks, and pedestrians were being permitted on the sidewalks. Traffic got pretty congested on Main between Cordova and Pender as people were being re-routed, especially right at Hastings.

Terri Potratz

at 10:54 on January 6th, 2009

Hopefully Incendio didn't burn down, that was a good pizza joint with a wood-fired brick oven..

Terri Potratz

at 12:58 on January 6th, 2009

At least 20 people have been cleared from a building on Alexander Street near Columbia, which has a restaurant on the ground floor and several apartments above.
Witnesses say it appears the fire started on the ground floor inside the Incendio Pizzeria. Firefighters were looking for potential hotspots. No one was injured, and there's no word on a cause of the fire. It might be a few days before people living in the apartments will be allowed to move back in.