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Fire crews were kept busy last night by a two-alarm blaze at an apartment building on Vancouver's East Side.

According to the firefighters union, it was contained to a third-floor unit in the 2000 block of Wall Street.

B.C. Emergency Health Services offered treatment to six people.

Fire Chief Darrell Reid tweeted praise to Vancouver's emergency social services for providing 27 evacuees with 72 hours of food and accommodation to get them through this ordeal.

He also credited firefighters and their commander for minimizing damage to other units in the building.