Apr. 30, 2018, Winnipeg – A roaring grass fire that closed a section of the Trans-Canada Highway in east Winnipeg spread to a business that specializes in portable trailers. The Winnipeg Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Apr. 30, 2018, Edmonton – Nine people are displaced after their southeast Edmonton home was heavily damaged in a fire Sunday. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
April 30, 2018, Oromocto, N.B. – Members of the Oromocto Fire Department had to wade through waist-deep flood waters as they battled a blaze Sunday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
April 30, 2018, Saskatoon – A grass fire ignited during a military training exercise south of Saskatoon at the Canadian Forces Detachment (CFD) Dundurn in the late afternoon Saturday. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
April 27, 2018, Sask. – Smoke was visible in the Regina area for much of last evening as firefighters battled an extensive grass fire north of the city. Emergency crews from Regina and surrounding communities were called out when flames that later reached about a metre in height broke out east of Lumsden yesterday afternoon. […]
Apr. 27, 2018, Toronto – Fire crews battled a three-alarm fire that broke out in Corktown Thursday night. The fire started around 8:30 p.m. in a two-story townhouse. There was heavy smoke and flames as three aerial ladders, 20 trucks and 70 firefighters came to the scene. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Apr. 27, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – A fire that ripped through the Lakeland Flowers bunkhouse in rural Abbotsford Thursday morning has displaced 78 Mexican farmworkers. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 27, 2018, Lumsden Valley, Sask. – Crews battled a grass fire in the Lumsden Valley on Thursday, but by late evening, Lumsden’s fire department said the flames were under control. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 26, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – Firefighters in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality are facing what could be their busiest grass fire season in recent memory. All 33 paid and volunteer fire departments were out fighting fires this week. The hectic season began on Monday with 50 fires, then 98 more on Tuesday. CBC News […]
Apr. 26, 2018, Vancouver – A large fire was raging in East Vancouver Wednesday night, lighting up the night sky and sending plumes of smoke rising into the air. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico