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Crews douse apartment fire in Vancouver's West End

Vancouver Fire Rescue was at the scene of a second-alarm fire in the 1600 block of Nelson Street on Wednesday morning.

Firefighters tackled blaze in the 1600 block of Nelson Street on Wednesday morning

Kristin Lamont, 40, says she lost almost all of her possessions in an early-morning apartment fire in Vancouver's West End. (Yvette Brend/CBC News)

A Vancouver woman says shelost all her possessions after waking to flames on her apartment balcony in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood Wednesday morning.

Kristin Lamont, 40, says she only had time to grab her dog, Cedrick, and stuff a few photos and possessions into her purse.

After being alerted to the blaze in the 1600 block of Nelson Street shortly before 7:30 a.m. PT, firefighters doused the blaze in the four-storey apartment buildingwhile residents of the building some toting cats and small dogsand wearing pyjamas looked on.

Lamont sobbed recalling her escape.

"I was in my bed and I woke up to flames. The whole place was engulfed. The whole balcony was completely lit and the fire was smashing through the windows," she said, as she huddled on the sidewalk near the apartment with her family.

A man offered her a bowl for her dog whileothers offered hugs.

Lamont said that she ran a home business from her apartment making jewelry.

Vancouver Fire Rescue crews at the scene of a Wednesday morning apartment fire in Vancouver's West End. (Yvette Brend/CBC)

Fire officials saideveryone in the buildinggot out safe and they are now investigating the cause of the fire.

Cujo and Cricket were rattled by the fire alarm and smoke this morning when an apartment fire broke out in their building. (Yvette Brend/CBC News)
A lot of residents were holding pets and wearing pyjamas after an early-morning fire sent them out onto the sidewalks near Bidwell and Nelson streets. (Yvette Brend/CBC News)