Aug. 31, 2018, Etobicoke, Ont. – The owners of an illegal rooming house where a basement fire claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman in February have been convicted of multiple fire code violations. 680 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 31, 2018, Frog Lake First Nation, Alta. – The remains of two adults were found after emergency crews responded to a fire on the Frog Lake First Nation on Thursday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 31, 2018, Brantford, Ont. – An industrial explosion in Brantford Thursday evening is being investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal. Fire officials say one person was taken to hospital with unknown injuries and all other employees were accounted for after their primary search. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Aug. 31, 2018, Burlington, Ont. – More than $1 million damage was caused when a fire tore through a Burlington auto dealership late Thursday night. InsideHalton.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has named Kim Ayotte its new fire chief. The official announcement was made Wednesday. Ayotte had been filling the position in an interim role since former chief Gerry Pingitore retired in April. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Vancouver – The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency because of wildfires that have now burned more area than any other season on record. As of Tuesday, more than 12,984 square kilometres of the province had burned, pushing past the previous record set just one year earlier. CBC News […]
Aug. 30, 2018, Weymouth, N.S. – A massive fire has destroyed at least two buildings in a small Nova Scotia village, leaving some people homeless. Weymouth Fire Chief Roy Mullen says the fire was reported at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday. Ten fire departments responded to the scene. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Aug. 30, 2018, Woodstock, Ont. – At least 20 people have been forced from a motel outside Woodstock after a fire broke out early Thursday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2018, London, Ont. – A barn was reduced to ashes in the northeast corner of London Tuesday evening. No one was hurt in the fire, but smoke could be seen from kilometers away. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2018, Comox, B.C. – Comox Fire Rescue firefighters responded to an aggressive fence fire at a residence backing onto the Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy in Comox Tuesday morning. The Comox Valley Record reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico