July 9, 2018, Winnipeg – One person is dead after a fire quickly ripped through a Winnipeg home on Sunday afternoon. Fire crews were called to a house explosion at 2:15 p.m., and they found the home already engulfed. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: July 2018
July 9, 2018 – About 50 people have been displaced following a fire at a unit of condo complex in downtown London late Sunday night. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 9, 2018, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – A total of 34 cars were damaged after a grass fire broke out at the Lavender Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sunday. CityNews reports | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2018, Peterborough, Ont. – A woman was rescued from the Goose Pond area of the Otonabee River on Thursday evening after an off-duty firefighter saw her in distress, called 911 and then dove in to help her as a city fire department water rescue boat rushed to the scene. The Peterborough Examiner reports. […]
July 6, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – Firefighters battled a large fire along the Surrey-Delta border overnight Thursday that destroyed a townhouse complex under construction, with flames so intense nearby residents felt the heat. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2018, Vancouver – A fire broke out in a row of businesses on Vancouver’s West Side on Thursday morning, damaging a popular Mexican restaurant. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 5, 2018, Edmonton – Edmonton firefighters were called to a grass fire at the northern edge of the city on Wednesday night. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 5, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – Multiple people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion and fire at a West Kelowna home Wednesday evening. Castanet.net reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 5, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – Recent thunderstorms and hot weather have led to a rash of forest fires in northeastern Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 4, 2018, Montreal – In what looked like a scene out of a movie, Montreal firefighters rescued two stranded window washers off the side of a high-rise building on Tuesday afternoon. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico