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May 22 New Westminster, B.C. Two men […]

When

1980-05-22

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May 22 New Westminster, B.C. Two men were killed and two others were injured in a fire at the New Westminster Steam Baths, located at Front and Sixth streets. A coroner's jury later recommended that hourly checks be made of patrons, and that persons using the baths be limited to a six-hour stay.

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New Westminster

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"Steambaths as Flophouse," MCC West (Vancouver), 3, no. 10 (December 1980): 5."Fire Kills Man in Steam Bath: Three Injured," Vancouver Sun, four star ed., 22 May 1980, p. A3"Fire Claims Second Man," Vancouver Sun, four star ed., 26 May 1980, p. D12