Everyone who evacuated due to the massive fire in the Dunbar area of Vancouver earlier this week will be able to return to their homes on Saturday, if their home is still standing, but it may take two weeks before 41st Street reopens to traffic.

City officials provided an update Saturday morning on the aftermath of the fire that destroyed a residential building under construction and two nearby homes, and caused a crane to topple across the street.

The chief building official, Shaul Shweeps, said at a press conference that "limited demolition" has occurred on-site to address any remaining public safety concerns from his perspective.

Shweeps said, "As of this evening, everyone should be able to return to their homes, except for those three houses - the two homes that were completely destroyed by the fire and are likely total losses, and of course the house the crane is resting on."

Shweeps stated that the next step in the cleanup will be to remove the crane, which is expected to take "about two weeks."

West 41st Street has been closed to traffic in the vicinity of Collingwood Street since the fire broke out Tuesday evening. The fire caused a construction crane to fall across the road and onto a house, trapping a man inside.

Fortunately, despite the catastrophic damage, no one was seriously injured as a result of the fire or the crane collapse.

Shweeps said the investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.

As the situation developed on Tuesday, the city activated its emergency operations center and began offering emergency support services to 81 individuals who were forced to evacuate.

Many of these individuals were able to return to their homes on Wednesday, and most of them had returned home by Thursday.

Miranda Miles, director of Vancouver's emergency management agency, said at the press conference on Saturday, "For those who are still unable to return home, we will continue to provide emergency support services to them."

Miles added that the city expects road closures in the area surrounding the fire to last "for several weeks."

She said, "We want to thank the public for their patience throughout this event and the continued road closures."

Shweeps said, "We are working hard to get this situation back to normal as quickly as possible and with the utmost safety."