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Fire causes multiple deaths in western Canada

Other News Materials 14 January 2009 23:17 (UTC +04:00)

An early morning fire has resulted in "multiple fatalities" at a reserve on Vancouver Island in British Columbia Province, Canadian emergency officials said on Wednesday.

The fire erupted at the Chemainus First Nations Reserve, located in a rural area between Nanaimo and Ladysmith, at around 2: 30 a.m. local time (1030 GMT) on Wednesday, the Canadian Television reported.

North Oyster Fire Chief Jason De Jong said "it was a fully- involved structure fire."

De Jong said firefighters had been fighting the fire for more than five hours and had nearly brought it under control by about 8: 00 a.m. local time (1600 GMT). Twelve firefighters remained at the scene on Wednesday morning, he added.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Xinhua reported.

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