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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

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Crews from both Australia and New Zealand will be arriving in BC this week as more wildfires

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break out around the province.

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A five-kilometer stretch of the East lanes of Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Hope were

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closed for a while on Monday.

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As firefighters battled a small fire on the mountainside, the BC Wildfire Service thinks

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the fire was caused by human activity, and helicopter crew helped those on the ground

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keep the flames from spreading.

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Other news, at least two houses have been badly damaged in a Monday evening fire in

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East Vancouver.

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Smoke could be seen over a large area of the city as crews battled a blaze near 47th and

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commercial, so far there are no indications of any injuries.

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Fire crews assisted those from North Fraser in battling a large and stubborn fire to home

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in a rural area on Cascade Court, North of Hatsick Lake.

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Vancouver rundown has learned a resident called for help when the fire broke out at around

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5 p.m. on Monday.

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There's no word on the cause or possible injuries.

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Close to 2,000 new homes are proposed for the old Army and Navy Turn No Frills site just

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south of Langley City Hall.

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Fire is hoped to divide the old Langley Mall lot into four quadrants, but have not yet

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got approval for either of two proposals.

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The major mixed-use development is, within a five-minute walk of the most eastern future

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SkyTrain station, if approved, it would dramatically increase Langley City's population.

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It's going to be very warm right across the Lower Mainland with inland highs around 30

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degrees for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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There is still no rain in sight.

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