Oct. 9, 2018, Brampton, Ont. – A massive fire that tore through a food processing facility in Brampton late Sunday is believed to have destroyed the building, Peel Regional Police say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 5, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters quickly controlled a fire at the popular Whalesbone restaurant Thursday night. Dispatchers received 911 calls about the fire at 9:24 p.m. and after arriving took just seven minutes to bring the fire under control. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 5, 2018, Vancouver – A large four-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building in Vancouver’s West End on Thursday morning. According to Vancouver Fire and Rescue’s Jonathan Gormick, crews were called just after 9 a.m. PT to the fire on the fourth floor of the building. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Oct. 5, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – A report on a January fire that killed four people in Oshawa, Ont., has outlined several deficiencies within the Oshawa Fire Services (OFS), including understaffing — and makes recommendations to prevent future tragedies like it. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 4, 2018, Kitchener, Ont. – Police are investigating an early-morning fire in Kitchener on Wednesday as an arson. Firefighters were called to Columbia Forest Products at 4 a.m. after the alarm went off. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 4, 2018, Montreal – An early morning fire ravaged a restaurant in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough on Thursday and firefighters say they found enough evidence to call in the Montreal police arson squad. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 3, 2018, Guelph, Ont. -Two fires in Guelph Wednesday morning remain under investigation by both the fire department and Guelph police. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 3, 2018, Yellowknife, N.W.T. – One first responder was treated for smoke inhalation after an early morning fire consumed an apartment building in downtown Yellowknife Tuesday — destroying the homes of 33 families. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 2, 2018, Membertou First Nation, N.S. – Five people are temporarily homeless after a house fire on the Membertou First Nation, N.S. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 2, 2018, Richmond, B.C. – Two people were taken to hospital after a fire in a Richmond seniors’ housing complex overnight Sunday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico