Nov. 16, 2018, Terrace, B.C. – Unionized firefighters say the city’s fire department is understaffed and they’re concerned it won’t be able to maintain a safe and effective response to calls. Demand on resources is expected to only increase with an LNG-fueled economic boom. The Terrace Standard reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Nov. 16, 2018, London, Ont. – London firefighters rushed to a south-end suburban home Thursday evening to respond to a report of a small kitchen fire. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 16, 2018, Peterborough, Ont. – Fire ripped through the top floor a student residence in Peterborough’s west end on Thursday afternoon. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 16, 2018, Kitchener, Ont. – A downtown Kitchener church under demolition caught fire early Thursday morning. At about 1:30 a.m. the Kitchener fire department was called to Trinity United Church, where smoke was pouring out of a portion of the building. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]
Nov. 15, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – The cause of a fire that destroyed several vehicles and forced the evacuation of a Kelowna apartment building Wednesday morning is suspicious, investigators say. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 15, 2018, Winnipeg – One person was taken to hospital in stable condition after a home fire in Winnipeg’s Beaumont area Wednesday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 15, 2018, Halifax – Police are investigating a fire at a dispensary in Halifax Thursday morning that damaged the building and burned marijuana inside. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 14, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – An out-of-control pickup truck struck and disabled a fire truck outside Surrey Fire Service’s Firehall 14 in South Surrey Tuesday morning – but did not cause serious injury. Assistant Fire Chief David Burns told Peace Arch News both the driver of the pickup and a long-serving Surrey firefighter were […]
Nov. 14, 2018, Pinawa, Man. – The hospital in Pinawa, Man., is closed until further notice after an electrical issue filled the building with smoke and left it without heat. A spokesperson for the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority said in a statement that a boiler in the town’s hospital experienced an electrical failure at around […]
Nov. 13, 2018, New Waterford, N.S. – A fire that destroyed the former Fast Furniture store location early Saturday isn’t thought to be suspicious but the investigation is ongoing. The Cape Breton Post reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico