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Update: Suspect found in Vancouver: Explosion rocks Broadway
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by Barry Artiste | February 13, 2008 at 08:03 am
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Updates will follow as news on this story develop.
Police have a suspect in the case, though not under arrest the Surrey Man is in hospital suffering from burns to 40% of his body, based on his grave condition Police will wait till the man is stabilized to question him on the motive for his bombing of the multiple area businesses. Apparently the man following hios bomb attack took a taxi to Surrey and then a taxi to a hospital where he was admitted. Police are studying the taxis video tapes for clues in what turned out to be a bombing gone wrong for the suspect.
What has been said so far is that it is being treated as an arson investigation of the Taco Del Mar restaurant. The Holiday Inn next door stated on CKNW radio that their security guard witnessed someone dressed in all black fleeing the scene, though it cannot be concretely confirmed through others.
Explosion rocks BroadwayStorefronts blown out in 2:30 a.m. explosion and fire at Broadway and HeatherVancouver SunPublished: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
VANCOUVER - Police and fire crews are investigating an overnight explosion and fire in the 600-block West Broadway in Vancouver that blew out the storefronts of several businesses.
The force of the blast was enough to damage a bus stop in front of the stores and break the glass windows of a London Drugs across the street. A Starbucks and a Taco Del Mar restaurant were damaged in the blast.
Residents in the area say they were awakened by the noise at around 2:30 a.m.So far, there have been no reports of injuries.
At least five business were damaged by the explosion and shattered glass was spread for about half a block.
Police on the scene said they are treating the explosion as suspicious, but fire investigators are also investigating the possibility it could have been a gas explosion.
Police say West Broadway will be closed between Ash and Willow Streets for the remainder of the morning, and all cars and buses are being rerouted around the scene.
Send us your story or pictures if you saw or heard anything at the scene of the explosion.
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at 08:17 on February 13th, 2008
holy crap.
at 09:10 on February 13th, 2008
Good thing I didn't take that route today...good stuff.
UPDATE:
It appears arson is to blame for a massive overnight explosion which
leveled several businesses in the 600-block of west Broadway in
Vancouver.
Vancouver police have confirmed this is now an arson investigation.
Constable Tim Fanning says the arson unit is on the case.
"The
fire actually started at the Taco Del Mar. I can't tell you at this
point whether it was inside or outside. But it was not the Starbucks,
it was the Taco Del Mar."
Witnesses say someone fled the scene heading eastbound on Broadway.
at 09:44 on February 13th, 2008
UPDATE: CKNW reports that Vancouver Police are treating this as an arson investigation. See updated story here.
at 10:30 on February 13th, 2008
Thanks for the updates Guys
at 12:23 on February 13th, 2008
Thanks for posting this- it's not too far from where I used to work.