2 in hospital, 36 displaced after fire at North Vancouver seniors' complex
2 in hospital, 36 displaced after fire at North Vancouver seniors' complex
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Emergency crews say 36 people have been displaced and two people were taken to the hospital after flames tore through a seniors' apartment complex in the Lynn Valley area. As Michelle Morton reports, the complex was still undergoing repairs following a deadly fire three years ago.
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