People have been forced from their homes after flames erupted into the sky and multiple homes caught on fire in East Vancouver Monday night.
Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire in the 1000-block of East Pender Street.
Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry urged people to avoid the area at 8:40 p.m.
"Our fire crews are on scene in the 1000-block of E Pender St. for multiple houses on fire,” said Fry.
Many people took to social media to share videos and photographs of flames shooting into the sky.
A total of 55 firefighters battled the blaze and were able to get the fire under control as of Tuesday morning.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
