Occupy Vancouver ordered to alter site

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Source: Canadian Press

Fire officials are ordering campers at the Occupy Vancouver site to stop using open flames and propane tanks in order to prevent a potentially deadly situation.

Occupants have ignored an earlier order by the fire chief, who banned fuels of any kind at the downtown camp, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service Capt. Gabe Roder said Thursday.

Roder said an order would be issued for occupants to remove all tarp enclosures and unoccupied tents and space out tents to eliminate or reduce the chance of fire spreading between them, effective Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

The order came after fire crews and paramedics had trouble getting into the site to treat a man suffering a drug overdose Thursday.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/11/03/bc-occupy-vancouver-.html

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1. Oh those Canadiens.