May 10, 2019, Big Trout Lake, Ont. – A remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario where five people died in a house fire last week is so overwhelmed with grief that it has declared an emergency. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 10, 2019, Surrey, B.C. – Fire crews responded to a major fire at an industrial site in the Bridgeview area of Surrey Thursday afternoon. Global News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 9, 2019, Hamiota, Man – A century-old home in Hamiota, Man., has been destroyed in a grass fire, according to the Manitoba Historical Society. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 9, 2019, Tagish, Yukon – A fire that started Tuesday in Tagish destroyed a mobile home, and another home that was under construction. Yukon Wildland Fire Management said Wednesday morning that the fire, which started on a Tagish property then spread to the bush, was under control by late Tuesday evening. CBC News reports. […]
May 8, 2019, Kitchener, Ont. – One person was taken to hospital following a workplace fire in Kitchener. The fire broke out at the Joseph & Co. Ferrous Yard on Tuesday afternoon. According to Kitchener Fire, the blaze was associated with a propane welding torch. It was contained outside of the building and fire officials […]
May 8, 2019, Vancouver – A building was damaged after a fire broke out in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 8, 2019, Toronto – The last of the smoke is finally dissipating more than 24 hours after a massive fire broke out at York Memorial Collegiate Institute. Fire crews remain on scene at the west-end school and a single aerial hose continues to pour water onto the structure. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (Feed […]
Colorado legislature passes restrictions on PFASs in firefighting foams Chemical Watch Both chambers of Colorado’s state legislature have passed a bill restricting the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in firefighting foams; it will … Powered by WPeMatico
May 7, 2019, Killaloe, Ont. – OPP officers found unidentified human remains after a house fire on Mountain View Road west of Pembroke, Ont., on Sunday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 7, 2019, Toronto – A four-alarm fire has caused major damage to an adult education centre in Toronto‘s east end. Officials said emergency crews were called to the Jones Avenue Adult Centre just before 5 p.m. on Monday. Flames could be seen shooting up into the air from the third floor of the building. […]