Vancouver fire officials have confirmed that a Delta, B.C., firefighter was killed after his car crashed through the second storey of a parkade at the University of British Columbia on Wednesday.
The crash at the Thunderbird Parkade occurred during a significant snowstorm that struck Metro Vancouver.
The vehicle fell nose down onto the ground after crashing through a concrete wall on the second storey of the parkade around 9:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. The lone occupant was trapped inside the vehicle for hours while crews worked cautiously in heavy snowfall to free him.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue firefighters had to execute a complex rescue effort to extricate
