Skip to content


Violent Explosion In Vancouver

Comments Off

AROUND 2:30 AM THIS MORNING IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, a heavy explosion blew out the Taco Del Mar restaurant downtown.

[photopress:tacoblast_a_ctv.jpg,full,centered]
Canadian Press photo

The blast also considerably damaged a Starbucks coffee shop next door and did some lesser damage to another half-dozen shops.

The entire area is still cordoned off and both the police and FD remain on the scene.  The Fire Department is considering a natural gas explosion as the most likely cause.

[photopress:tacoblast_b_vancsun.jpg,full,centered]
Vancouver Sun

The CTV has the latest STORY.

Update, Feb. 14:  Police have ruled out natural gas as the cause and are considering the blast as “suspicious.”   STATter911 has the turn in events HERE.