Aug. 13, 2018, Campbell River, B.C. – Lightning sparked at least a dozen new fires north of Campbell River on Saturday. The blazes could be growing, or they could be just one tree, fire information officer Donna MacPherson told CHEK News. “A good advantage of the storm that went through [Friday] night where there was […]
Aug. 10, 2018, Burnaby, B.C. – Residents of a Metrotown apartment highrise were for forced out onto the street Wednesday by a fire in a fifth-floor suite. Burnaby Now reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 10, 2018, Fond-du-lac, Sask. – For the second time in three years, the Fond-du-Lac fire department has lost one of its members to suicide. On Saturday, Frank Jr. McDonald, 22, took his own life, leaving behind several family members including his parents, siblings and a young daughter. He was a part of Fond-du-Lac’s 14-member […]
Aug. 10, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – One man is dead following what police say was a residential explosion and fire in Abbotsford, B.C. on Thursday afternoon. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 10, 2018, Vancouver – West Vancouver firefighters say they’re making progress on a wildfire burning near the Sea to Sky Highway. Helicopters arrived Thursday morning to dump water onto the fire, which was first spotted Wednesday evening. The blaze could be seen casting an orange glow over Horseshoe Bay overnight. CBC News reports. | […]
Aug. 9, 2018, Kamloops, B.C. – Firefighters are bracing for more hot weather and lightning storms as 462 wildfires burn across the province in all six fire zones. “We are looking at significant fire activity from one corner of our province to the other,” said Kevin Skrepnek, chief fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire […]
Aug. 9, 2018, Annapolis County, N.S. – A significant number of incidents of suspected arson in the eastern part of Annapolis County and the western end of Kings County over the past five years has police, the public and firefighters concerned. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 9, 2018, Chilliwack, B.C. – Firefighters in Chilliwack battled an overnight fire Tuesday at a grow-op near a large forested area. The fire broke out just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at a building in a rural area near the top of the Eastern Hillsides neighbourhood. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Aug. 9, 2018, Vancouver – A house fire in East Vancouver that claimed the life of a middle-aged man was accidental, according to Vancouver firefighters. Assistant fire chief David Boone said police and fire investigators are still trying to determine how the blaze broke out but said that they had ruled out any malicious intent. […]
Aug. 8, 2018, Toronto – A slow-moving storm system over Toronto Tuesday night caused flooding and power outages in several areas of the city, forcing emergency crews to rescue people stuck in elevators. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico