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SIMON Jung and his dog Alex search the burned-out carcass of a Ford after a fire scorched a Primrose Lane home early Friday.

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By fan Noble and Anna Marie D’Angelo
News Reporters

A blaze that forced a couple in their 80s
to flee their Capilano-area home was one
of several serious incidents marring
Halloween celebrations.

The North Vancouver ROMP said the 4400 block Primrose
fire was likely started by fireworks. But police and fire oflicials
combing the area Friday morning were still trying to pinpoint the
exACL Cause.

The fire itsel! caused extensive damage to the extenor of the
house, the capport and a [993 Crown Vietona parked in the carport,

Homeowners James and Bonita Wright were both frightened
by the 2 a.m. Friday indent,

© “Te seared the hell oat of un.” sud [aines. “L1ts.a good thing we
were awake when it became apparent, We could have been sleep
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Bonita said seeing the farres across the coiling, as they left heir

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BONITA and James Wright got a fright from a fire
Friday that police believe was started by fireworks.

hoine shook her up.

Roth were taker to Lions Gate Hospital immediatety atier the
fire. Bovsta sidered burns to ber hand, but sad they were nat
serious,

Their neighbor trom across the street, Susan Rourke, ran over
tothe Waghts’, stepping over downed clecirical wares an the was,

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By Anna Marie D’Angelo
News Reporter

THREE men were
arrested on Friday in
connection with the
unlawful confinement
of a West Vancouver
man at his home in
the 2500-block of

Mathers Avenue.

West Vancouver Police Sgt.
Barry Nickerson said a second
victim, a woman living in the
basement of the home, was
locked up ina closet.

She was shaken up, but not
injured in the incident.

The 43-year-old man was
taken to Lions Gate Hospital
with leg injuries.

No names were released.

Police say the injured man
knew the three — suspects
involved, The man told police
investigators that he met with
his abductors earlier in the day
in Burnaby or Surrey.

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to alert the elderly couple to the blaze,

“It was tike a square wall of flames and it was going up,” she
said, adding the carport and car were both on Ere. She pounded
on the front door, which is immediately beside the carport.

Still, she didn’t notice if there were flames close to ber while
she banged on the door, “E was too busy thinking about them,”
she said. “You smell the smoke. That's what 1 was concerned
about,” said the fourth year nursing student.

On Friday morning, the Wrights were staying at the Bourkes?
home, phoning their insurance agent and we mdering, when fire
officials and police officers were going to complete their search
and let the couple back into their home.

Police said a witness saw an unknown number Of occupants
cruising the area in dark-colored vehicle, possible at fonda CRY,
tossing fireworks at homes before the blaze began

Police have asked tor the public's assistance in idenutving, the
occupants, Those wath information are asked to call 985 1310.

Other incidents of vandatism and fire occupied potice officers
and firctighters Phursday every and Friday morning, but che
general consensus seemed te be that this vear’s celebration fed to
tower problems thin last vear's

On “Phursfay the ROMP arrested a
Vancouver youth an lap im

Phe tociamer was reported te be Girnving. container of gasoline

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