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China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

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According to @北美票帝 Weibo, China Eastern Airlines adjusts the application form for China-US winter flight plan: On the basis of the original flights, MU589 Shanghai Pudong-San Francisco every Friday/Sunday, and MU590 every Saturday/Monday MU590 San Francisco-Shanghai Pudong are added.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Picture from: Weibo @North America Ticket Emperor

It is worth noting that Air China opened a number of new routes, resumed flights and increased flights in September. In North America, the United States added Beijing-Los Angeles, Beijing-New York JFK, and maintained Shenzhen-Los Angeles flights.

Canada continues to maintain the Beijing-Vancouver route, with outbound and return journeys stopping at Shenyang Technology.

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China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

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Serious fire in downtown Vancouver! 200 passengers were evacuated

A category 3 fire on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver in the early hours of Saturday morning injured one firefighter, rushed two people to hospital for smoke inhalation and forced the evacuation of nearly 200 travelers from a nearby hotel and inn.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!
China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Photo: CTV, Global News September 16, 2023

Hotel travelers said they woke up early Saturday morning and were surprised to see a huge orange flame burning outside the window, and the smell of smoke filled the hotel room. As the alarm sounded, the guests of the Samesun and Belmont hotels rushed out of their rooms.

About 200 tourists were displaced by the fire, according to firefighters.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Photo by Jon Hernandez/CBC

Staff asked the public to avoid the section of Granville between Nelson and Helmcken streets.

Gustavo, a traveler who experienced the fire, said it was "like hell" as the fire sent wisps of gray smoke into the dark sky. He came from Brazil to attend a seminar at BC University.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Photo: Twitter September 16, 2023

Why exactly did the fire or involve murder?

Assistant Chief Fire Chief Pierre Morin Pierre Morin of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services said they believed a fire broke out at the rear of the building at 1020 Granville after 2 a.m. A car caught fire in the back alley, eventually causing the Samesun Hotel to be burned.

"So we evacuated the hotel, evacuated the Belmont Hotel," said Morin, who was injured after part of the ceiling collapsed and two others who were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

48 firefighters were dispatched to the scene to carry out rescues. On Saturday afternoon, some firefighters were still at the scene to clear the fire. And the vehicle that caught fire has been completely scrapped. Investigators said they would do their best to detect whether the vehicle fire involved murder.

Saturday's fire caused a lot of riots on Granville Street, and a large number of guests who wanted to return to their suites to pick up their belongings stood on both sides of the street.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Photo by Jon Hernandez/CBC

Gustavo describes: "When the fire broke out, most people were sleeping... Many people did not take out their passports, airline tickets and other belongings, and left them in their rooms. ”

Guests came out of the building wet with sprinklers and their luggage completely soaked.

Authorities expect rescuers to remain at the scene until the evening, and the site will be cordoned off throughout the day. Morin added that Vancouver Sameson could be closed for at least a week or two.

Chinese live in the 13th arrondissement of Paris fire

According to a comprehensive report by the French "European Times", at about 18:30 local time on September 15, a fire broke out in a 10-story residential building in avenue Choisy, 13th arrondissement of Paris, where Chinese live more concentrated, and smoke billowed at the scene.

China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

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China and North America add multiple routes! Vancouver 200 travelers were evacuated!

Photo: Twitter September 16, 2023

More than 100 firefighters participated in the firefighting operation, and one person was sent to the hospital for treatment due to smoke inhalation, but there was no danger to life. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The police will investigate.

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