This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a woman has died in an apartment fire and residents of the eight-unit complex say her long-time partner was badly injured as flames tore through part of the structure on Tuesday.
The fire occurred in Merville, a small community just outside Courtenay, and Courtenay’s assistant fire chief says half of the upper floor was fully engulfed by the time they arrived.Story continues below advertisement Amber Foster lives downstairs in the building and says she grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran to the upper floor when she heard screaming.
She says flames were coming from beneath the bedroom door of one unit and she shouted for the 76-year-old man and his 64-year-old partner to get out, eventually pulling the man from the suite.Courtenay RCMP are investigating the cause of the fire. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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