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Vancouver Rundown Monday March 3, 2025

Bruce Claggett

Mar 03, 2025

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Breaking News: There has been a 4.6 ML earthquake just east of Orcas Island and south of Bellingham, Washington. It happened at 5:02 a.m. Monday morning and has been felt by some people in northwest Washington state, parts of the Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island and the B.C. Lower Mainland.

There’s still no word on the whereabouts of a woman who may have been inside a home that exploded in flames in Langley late Friday morning. Two others were critically injured. Six neighbouring homes were damaged - two severely. An excavator was used late Friday to pull apart the debris. Investigators continue to go through the rubble as they piece together the circumstances, trying to figure out why there was a large explosion before the massive fire on 196 Street at 73A Avenue.

Excavator prepares to pull apart the debris following an explosion and fire at a home on 196 Street and 73A Avenue in Langley. PHOTO: Bruce Claggett *Vancouver Rundown*

Other news…

Six people and a cat have been displaced following a house fire in Surrey’s Fleetwood neighbourhood Sunday morning. No one is injured but the cat had to be rescued by firefighters. The house appears to be beyond repair - there’s no word on the cause of the fire.

One man’s been badly hurt after being attacked by someone with a sharp weapon in Surrey’s Holland Park. Police don’t think the attack early Saturday evening was random. No arrests have been made.

Members of B.C.’s Ukrainian community rallied at Canada Place and several other spots across the Lower Mainland over the weekend. Many expressed outrage with Donald Trump and the White House after Friday’s heated meeting in Washington D.C. with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The U.S. and Ukraine failed to sign any deal over mineral rights at that meeting.

Fog and the slight chance of showers Monday. A mix of sun and cloud by the afternoon. A chance of showers for Tuesday. Cloudy periods for Wednesday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.