Man hospitalized with severe burns after 3 boats catch fire in False Creek

Firefighters responded to Vancouver’s False Creek Thursday evening where three vessels caught fire, leaving one man hospitalized with severe burns.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services dispatched two fireboats and a ladder truck to the scene at around 5 p.m. 

Assistant Fire Chief Ken Gemmill said the blaze had engulfed two large vessels and a small pleasure craft. 

“Heavy smoke and flames came from the two bigger vessels, a 40-foot sail boat and a 35-foot pleasure craft,” he said.

WATCH | Boat catches fire on Vancouver’s False Creek: Vancouver firefighters work to extinguish blaze on boat in False Creek2 hours ago

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Vancouver fire crews were called to False Creek on Thursday evening to put out a fire that broke

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