Oct. 29, 2018, Winnipeg – Police say they believe the fire that killed two people in Point Douglas Friday was not criminal in nature. But police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with four other fires that broke out in the same area at around the same time. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]
Oct. 29, 2018, St. Mary’s Bay, N.L. – The Hickey & Sons Fisheries Ltd. fish plant in O’Donnell’s, St. Mary’s Bay, was destroyed by a massive fire Friday. Chief Tony Daley of the St. Joseph’s Fire Department said he got the call just after 1 a.m. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Oct. 29, 2018, North York, Ont. – A man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment in North York early Monday morning. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 26, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – Four fire stations and 21 firefighters responded to a small blaze on the roof of Vale’s Copper Cliff Smelter Complex Thursday afternoon. Sudbury.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 26, 2018, Bridgewater, N.S. – Law enforcement officials are appealing to the public for help after nearly 100 “broken ladder” memorials were stolen from a cemetery for volunteer firefighters in Bridgewater, N.S., over the weekend. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 26, 2018, Winnipeg – Two people are missing and feared dead after an early morning house fire Friday in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 25, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – Oshawa firefighters rescued an elderly woman from a house fire on Wednesday afternoon and continued to fight the flames. Durhamregion.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 25, 2018, Metchosin, B.C. – Firefighters are raising concerns about B.C.’s new ambulance dispatch system, saying it often cuts their departments out of emergency calls in small communities that see less ambulance service. Under the new system, launched in the spring, firefighters may not be notified of a medical emergency unless it’s considered a […]
Oct. 25, 2018, Toronto – A man who had to be rescued by firefighters after a blaze inside a community housing building Thursday morning has now been taken into custody on the suspicion of arson. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 24, 2018, Chatham, Ont. – A barn fire that started Monday night reignited Tuesday afternoon, forcing fire crews back to the scene. The Chatham-Kent Fire Department originally responded to the blaze just before 10 p.m. Monday. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico