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Two injured, residents displaced after fire tears through Port Coquitlam apartment building

An early morning apartment fire in Port Coquitlam displaced residents, sent two people to hospital, and caused significant damage to a 10-unit building on Atkins Avenue, but quick action by city workers and firefighters helped prevent the blaze from spreading farther. Crews with Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services were called to the three-storey apartment […]

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