British ColumbiaRichmond Fire Rescue said crews responded to reports of the blaze at Seventh Avenue and Broadway Street just before 8 p.m. Tuesday and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the building’s upper floor.Photos show flames erupting from the roof of a building at Seventh Avenue and Broadway StreetChad Pawson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 03, 2025 11:57 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Firefighters respond to an apartment fire on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Seventh Avenue and Broadway Street in Richmond. (Shane McKichan)At least 20 people were displaced by an overnight apartment fire in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday.Richmond Fire Rescue said crews responded to reports of the blaze at Seventh Avenue and Broadway Street just before 8 p.m. and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the building’s upper floor.Crews were able to contain the fire and get everyone evacuated, Richmond Fire Rescue said in a statement. No injuries have been reported, but at least 20 people were displaced, according to assistant deputy chief of operations Grant Wyenberg.The fire’s cause is under investigation and the city’s emergency response services are helping the displaced residents. ABOUT THE AUTHORChad Pawson is a CBC News reporter in Vancouver. Please contact him at chad.pawson@cbc.ca.
At least 20 displaced by Richmond apartment fire
