A former Vancouver hotel on the Granville Street strip that was purchased for $55 million in 2020 by the provincial government to house people who were living in an encampment at Oppenheimer Park has been deemed “safe to re-occupy” after a fire June 11.
The Luugat, a former Howard Johnson, was forced to evacuate tenants after a fire broke out in a suite on the fifth floor of the building at 1176 Granville St. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services determined the fire was caused by a locking butane torch.
That same day, the city’s chief building official Saul Schwebs visited the Luugat and conducted a limited inspection, including the main
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