Firefighters battle apartment fire in New Westminster

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Firefighters rescued residents from their balconies Friday afternoon as they battled a three-alarm apartment fire in New Westminster.

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The fire broke out at a building in the 900-block of Fourth Avenue, forcing officials to close down the road at about 2:30 p.m., according to a post on the City of New Westminster’s Facebook page.

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Residents and commuters are asked to avoid Fourth between Eighth and Tenth Streets.

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New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone posted on Facebook, calling it a “significant structural fire” in the Brow of the Hill.

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He said that fire crews had “successfully performed a couple of balcony rescues,” and were working on containing the fire’s spread through the structure.

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Emergency Services were on site to support residents who have been displaced, he added.

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