2 treated for smoke inhalation after Vancouver SRO fire

Two men were treated for smoke inhalation, after a mattress caught fire at a Vancouver Single Room Occupancy (SRO) on West Hastings Street.

Fire officials said the fire started in a third-floor room at the Portland Hotel, a little after 11 p.m.Wednesday.

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The room's barely conscious resident was walked out of the building with the helpof first responders, and loaded onto a stretcher. He was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedicswith the B.C. Ambulance Service.

A staff member at the social housing facility was also treated for smoke inhalation.

Fire officials on scene said it was too early to say exactly how the fire started.