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Vancouver rundown for Monday, January 20, 2025.

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Those aboard a small boat in Indian Arm managed to escape after the vessel erupted in flames

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Sunday afternoon.

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It happened near the entrance to the inlet, prompting a quick response from the Kitsilano

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Coast Guard base.

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The boat burned to the waterline and smoldered for several hours.

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There is no word on the cause.

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Other news, a home has been destroyed in a Sunday evening fire in Mission.

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Crews took almost three hours to put out the blaze on Olson Avenue near Clay Street.

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There's no word on whether anyone was hurt, but a second ambulance had to be called in

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to replace the standby unit.

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The Mounties in Chilliwack now say a man they thought had drowned in the Vettar River survived.

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The man called police early Saturday evening, hours after he was reported missing.

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Search and rescue members had been called out after a couple of fishing rods and a toque

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were found in the water.

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Vancouver and several other lower mainland municipalities have now activated their extreme

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weather response as overnight temperatures continue to drop.

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Additional shelter spaces have opened and outreach workers are making more night patrols

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looking for those needing to get indoors.

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A clear overnight sky is expected to keep temperatures below the freezing mark for most

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of this week.

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The forecast, a mix of sun and cloud for Monday, windy at times.

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More cloudy periods for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links, go to

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vancavorundown.substack.com.