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A tent fire and another weapons seizure has Vancouver police once again expressing concerns about public safety inside and around the homeless camp at Oppenheimer Park.

Fire crews were called out to the park shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday after a report of a tent on fire. When they arrived, firefighters put out the blaze.

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No one was inside the tent, and investigators determined that it was being used as a storage tent because it was full of old bikes, bike parts, spray cans and propane tanks, according to Vancouver Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Trevor Connelly.

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The spray cans caused a minor explosion when the tent caught fire, said Connelly. He said investigators believe the fire was caused by a discarded cigarette.

Vancouver police are also investigating.

Last week, police seized a large cache of weapons — including rifles and handguns — along with a dozen propane tanks from a tent in Oppenheimer Park.