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Seven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Nanaimo, B.C., motel

Dec 27, 2025 | 5:44 PM

NANAIMO — Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation in hospital after a fire broke out in a motel in Nanaimo, B.C.

Mounties in Nanaimo say officers and fire crews responded to the Value Lodge motel at around 3 a.m. on Friday for the fire.

BC Emergency Health Services says in a Saturday statement that seven patients were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation

Police say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.