Fire at North Vancouver highrise [Video]

Flames shot out of windows and debris came showering down onto the street as crews battled a fire at a North Vancouver highrise Monday afternoon.

The fire broke out on one of the upper levels of a building near the intersection of Marine Drive and Capilano Road. Images from the scene showed black smoke billowing out of the windows of one unit, where the balcony was almost fully engulfed.

District of North Vancouver Deputy Fire Chief Chris Byrom said crews were called to the scene at around 1:30 p.m.

“They were on scene really, really quick. They elected to be a really quick attack and get to the fire floor as fast as they could and mitigate any damage. And they did a good job of that,” he said, adding that crews from all three North Shore fire departments were ultimately involve in the response and worked together “seamlessly.”

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