Vancouver's Science World closed Monday due to fire

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Vancouver Fire Rescue Service needed a smaller boat to put out a fire burning under Science World. (submitted by John Coupar - image credit)
Vancouver Fire Rescue Service needed a smaller boat to put out a fire burning under Science World. (submitted by John Coupar - image credit)

Firefighters had to get creative to put out a small fire that was burning on the underside of Science World in a section of the building that sits on a pier over False Creek in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Service (VFRS) first attempted to put out the fire with the high pressure stream from a large fire boat. But the water wasn't able to reach the flames. So another boat was deployed.

"We actually got crews with a small boat and a hand line underneath the six-foot gap from the pier and the walkway area to the water, which was at high tide," said VFRS information officer Matthew Trudeau.

"They paddled underneath and extinguished the fire."

A similar fire under Science World was extinguished on Saturday, said Trudeau. An electrical problem is believed to be the cause of both.

Science World was closed for the day because of the fire.