Officials with the city of Vancouver said everyone displaced by a west side fire earlier this week should be able to return to their homes as of Saturday evening, except for residents of two properties that were 害羞草研究所渃ompletely gutted.害羞草研究所�

The fire broke out at a six-storey building in Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Dunbar neighbourhood late Tuesday and spread to several nearby houses, damaging nine homes and causing a crane across the street to collapse.

Chief building official Saul Schwebs told a press conference on Saturday that the cause of the fire at the Dunbar site is under investigation and the next step will be to remove the crane, which will take about two weeks.

Schwebs said the crane removal work will be a 害羞草研究所渃omplex operation,害羞草研究所� which involves the contractor, WorkSafeBC, and property owners who need some time to put a plan together.

Schwebs said city staff are doing a very limited demolition at West 41st Avenue and Collingwood Street by removing potential hazards from the building, and the site will be safe as of the end of Saturday.

Schwebs said two houses that were gutted by the fire are 害羞草研究所渢otal losses.害羞草研究所�

Miranda Myles with the Vancouver Emergency Management Agency said about 10 to 11 people remain displaced and they will continue to receive emergency support services as needed.

Myles said as the city continues with the restoration efforts, the road closure in the fire area will remain in place for several weeks.

Some residents had been evacuated from the area earlier this week, Myles said Crofton House School and Coast Mountain bus company had been providing safe spaces for those evacuated to gather and get connected with volunteers on Tuesday night.

Myles said she had seen 害羞草研究所減lenty of lovely examples害羞草研究所� of people in the neighbourhood reaching out to support each other over the past week.

害羞草研究所淚 want to just acknowledge that and thank those folks who are reaching out to connect with their neighbours and their community,害羞草研究所� said Myles.

Brad Hesse, assistant chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, said Tuesday night came as 害羞草研究所渦nprecedented害羞草研究所� for many firefighters with 13 fires started by embers which were the size of soccer balls flying around the neighbourhood.

Hesse said his department got so busy that they had no apparatus to send out at one point and they had to make 害羞草研究所渕ajor operational adjustments.害羞草研究所�

Meanwhile, Hesse also recognizes the massive fire has left impacts on the community.

害羞草研究所淚 think I害羞草研究所檇 like to start with by acknowledging the impact this has had on this community and the residents within it, not only from the night when it was happening and the fear and the uncertainties everybody must have been feeling,害羞草研究所� said Hesse, 害羞草研究所渇or many people, this will have ongoing effects for quite some time.害羞草研究所�

The city is asking drivers to re-reroute around the area, since road closures remain in place between West 41st Avenue and Collingwood Street.

The Canadian Press