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Man dead after Maple Ridge apartment fire

A man has died after a fire broke out at the Urbano apartment complex on 224th Street in Maple Ridge.

Firefighters pull man from Urbano complex on 224th Street

Emergency responders attend to a man fatally injured in an apartment fire on Sunday, April 3, 2016. (Curtis Kreklau)

A man has died after a fire broke out at the Urbano apartment complex on 224th Street in Maple Ridge.

It happened around 11 a.m. PT on Sunday and was contained to one unit.

"The tenant from that unit suffered injuries from the fire and he was airlifted to Vancouver General hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries," said Staff Sgt. Phil Neetz with Ridge Meadows RCMP.

Tenants at the Urbano apartment complex on 224th Street in Maple Ridge were forced out of their homes while firefighters extinguished a fire in a single unit. (Curtis Kreklau)

Neetz says no one else was hurt in the fire. Investigators are working to determine its cause.

with files Chantelle Bellrichard