Fire trucks from all four stations battled a blaze at a four-storey apartment complex in central Nanaimo last night.

First responders were called out to the 900 block of Bowen Road at 10 p.m. the night of June 16, said Stu Kenning, Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief, and crews were on scene for four hours.

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A room in the one unit was damaged by the fire, while the other units suffered smoke damage, stated Kenning.

B次元官网网址淭he guys responded quickly and they got the fire under control quickly and it was basically just dealing with the smoke after that, so the guys did a great job containing it to one unit B次元官网网址� it was great that the fire alarms were working and without the fire alarms, it wouldB次元官网网址檝e been a lot bigger disaster,B次元官网网址� Kenning said.

Investigators remain on scene trying to determine the cause, according to Kenning.

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