House fire in New Westminster

By

Posted December 11, 2012 10:09 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS1130) – An elderly man is believed to be dead after a house fire broke out in New Westminster around 6:30 Tuesday night.

It happened on Alberta Street near East Columbia Street. Neighbours say he lived in the home with his wife.

It’s not clear what started the fire.

More details to come.

Keep it Factual
Add CityNews Vancouver as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.
Add as a preferred source on Google
Submit a Correction
Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

Vancouver police seeking witnesses to identify BB gun shooting suspect

After a random BB gun attack near Kingsway and East 17th Avenue on Thursday night, the Vancouver Police Department is seeking witnesses to identify the suspect. 

24m ago

Ground stop ordered at all airports across the U.S.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop of all American airports on Friday afternoon. The cause of the ground stop was not immediately known, but an alert put out by the agency...

breaking

4m ago

3 confirmed dead after boat incident in Squamish Valley: RCMP

The MLA-elect for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky has released a statement regarding reports of fatalities in the Squamish area due to recent flooding.

updated

1h ago

Two women arrested in violent shoplifting events in Vancouver

Two security guards were injured, in two separate, but violent shoplifting incidents prompting several charges, Vancouver Police Department said. 

1h ago

Top Stories

Vancouver police seeking witnesses to identify BB gun shooting suspect

After a random BB gun attack near Kingsway and East 17th Avenue on Thursday night, the Vancouver Police Department is seeking witnesses to identify the suspect. 

24m ago

Ground stop ordered at all airports across the U.S.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop of all American airports on Friday afternoon. The cause of the ground stop was not immediately known, but an alert put out by the agency...

breaking

4m ago

3 confirmed dead after boat incident in Squamish Valley: RCMP

The MLA-elect for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky has released a statement regarding reports of fatalities in the Squamish area due to recent flooding.

updated

1h ago

Two women arrested in violent shoplifting events in Vancouver

Two security guards were injured, in two separate, but violent shoplifting incidents prompting several charges, Vancouver Police Department said. 

1h ago

Most Watched Today

0:40
Toronto Blue Jays apologize to Muslim community over Santander's social media posts

The Toronto Blue Jays released an apology to the Muslim community over outfielder Anthony Santander's Islamophobic social media posts.

3h ago

1:40
Investigation into deadly Brooklyn building collapse widens

Rescue crews had to deal with rough weather as they searched for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Brooklyn. Laura Aguierre looks at the widening investigation into the collapse, which has claimed eight lives.

14h ago

2:00
Trump moves to accelerate Washington construction projects

The Trump administration is signaling it will accelerate plans for several construction projects and to lay as much groundwork as possible before the Democrats take over Congress in January. Maddie Gannon reports.

November 12, 2026 2:39 pm PST PST

0:56
Hegseth scolded by guard while at tomb of the Unknown Soldier

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth seemed to be scolded by a guard while attending a Veteran's Day ceremony near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

November 12, 2026 9:30 am PST PST

0:55
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy allegations, affair scandal

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his role following an affair he admitted to having and allegations he may have been a target of foreign intelligence.

November 12, 2026 9:24 am PST PST

More Videos