Mar. 29, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – Two of Nova Scotia’s largest fire departments moved quickly to implement safety measures to protect their own in the wake of a tragic training incident that killed a firefighter from Truro this month, CBC News has learned. Skyler Blackie, 28, died in hospital 11 days after suffering a head […]
Mar. 29, 2019, Montreal – An early morning fire tore through a building in Griffintown Friday, and by the start of the morning rush hour 80 firefighters remained on the scene battling a blaze that broke out at 4 a.m. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 28, 2019, Lacolle, Que. – A body was found in the aftermath of a fire in Lacolle Monday night, provincial police say. The fire department was called around 9:30 p.m. to a building in the town about 60 kilometres south of Montreal, near the U.S. border. They arrived to find the building engulfed in […]
Mar. 28, 2019, Welland, Ont. – Firefighters quickly knocked down a barn fire in rural east Welland Wednesday afternoon. About 20 members of Welland Fire and Emergency Services, with aid from a Niagara Falls Fire Department tanker, had the fire under control in less than a half-hour, Chief Brian Kennedy said at the scene. The […]
At least 19 dead in Bangladesh business tower fire CBC.ca A fire in a highrise office building in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday killed 19 people and injured dozens, officials said. Many people were trapped inside the … Powered by WPeMatico
Pilot project for firefighter training Whitecourt Star NorQuest College and the Living Waters Catholic School Division are looking to create a Professional Firefighter training pilot project for local high school … Powered by WPeMatico
Two young children dropped into firefighter’s arms as family escapes house fire CTV News A family of four narrowly escaped a raging house fire early this morning in Windsor, N.S., where a baby and a toddler were dropped from the second floor into … Powered by WPeMatico
At least 19 killed by Bangladesh high-rise building blaze Toronto Star DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh fire officials say a fire in a high-rise office building in the capital has been brought under full control with the death toll … Powered by WPeMatico
At least 7 dead as firefighters in Bangladesh battle blaze in commercial district CBC.ca A fire in a highrise office building in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday killed seven people and injured at least 28, police said. Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 28, 2019, Mississauga, Ont. – Multiple homes were evacuated Wednesday night after fire broke out at a home in Mississauga. Firefighters were called to the home around 9 p.m. Peel police say no one was injured in the fire. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico