Crews battle tower blaze

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Vancouver firefighters are fighting a fire at 1500 Alberni St. in downtown Vancouver.Photo: Vancouver Fire Rescue Services/X.

Vancouver firefighters are currently on the scene of a fire near the top of one the city's residential towers.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Service (VFRS) is on scene at a "multi-unit, multi-floor highrise fire," according to a post on social media.

The fire is at the 26-storey tower at 1500 Alberni St., near the intersection with Nicola Street in the West End near Coal Harbour.

"Crews are inside fighting the fire," states the VFRS. "Please avoid the area of Alberni and Nicola."

It's unclear how many units are involved and if anyone has been injured.