Aug. 21, 2018, Zeballos, B.C. – For the ninth straight day, a wildfire continued to scorch a 90-hectare area near the small Vancouver Island community of Zeballos. People living in six properties on the east side of Pandora Hill have been ordered to leave their homes, while many of the remaining residents have been instructed […]

Aug. 21, 2018, Montreal – A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after inhaling smoke from an apartment fire in downtown Montreal Monday evening. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 21, 2018, Exeter, Ont. – Fire investigators are looking into what sparked a blaze south of Exeter Sunday that caused nearly $1 million damage to an auto repair shop. Huron OPP and fire crews from three stations rushed to Huron County Classics just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The London Free Press reports. | READ […]

Aug. 20, 2018, Halifax – A crew of 21 Nova Scotia firefighters is flying to Prince George, B.C., on Monday to help battle hundreds of forest fires burning in that province. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 20, 2018, Vars, Ont. – A large storage barn was destroyed in a fire late Friday at a farm in the Vars area. Ottawa Fire Services were called to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. and found the 30-feet-by-50-feet structure enveloped in flames. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]

Aug. 20, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – No injuries were reported after a two-alarm fire in Scarborough Sunday morning. Toronto Fire says the incident was first reported as a balcony fire at the back of the building. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 20, 2018, Fredericton – Fredericton firefighters rescued a man hanging from a window during a house fire on the city’s north side, early on Monday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 17, 2018, Waterloo, Ont. – Waterloo firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a furniture factory on Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say the blaze started in a large dumpster full of paper and wood waste. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

AUg. 17, 2018, Vernon, B.C. – When emergency strikes, fire dispatchers take the information and send out the crews. Currently, in Vernon, B.C., that work is done within sight of the fire trucks at Vernon’s main fire hall, but soon the city’s dispatch will be moving 50 kilometres south to Kelowna. Global News reports. | […]

Aug. 17, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – Two West Kelowna homeowners are facing devastation after their homes were gutted by a fire on Thursday afternoon. The Vernon Morning Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico