A bylaw passed in 2024 banned Vancouver retailers from selling a lockable version of the device, but in the year since it came into effect, the fire department says the torches have still started ...

One year since the City of Vancouver banned the sale of lockable butane torches, the devices are still being sold and causing fires in the city. According to the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS), ...

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says it's clamping down on businesses selling lockable butane lighters. Despite a recent retail ban, enforcement officers found dozens of stores are still selling them.

Vancouver Fire cracking down on continuous flame butane torches after rash of fires Despite a sales ban passed a year ago, there have been dozens of fires blamed on the lockable torches ...

One year since the City of Vancouver banned the sale of lockable butane torches, the devices are still being sold and causing fires in the city.

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Vancouver Fire Rescue Service is cracking down on banned butane torches still being sold across the city.