Feb. 22, 2018, Vancouver – Firefighters are warning the public to check their smoke alarms as well as the ratings of their power bars and extension cords after a fire claimed a man’s life in Vancouver on Sunday morning. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 22, 2018, Toronto – A woman in her 20s has died in hospital following a two-alarm house fire overnight in northwest Toronto. The two-alarm fire broke out at around 2:30 a.m. in the basement apartment of a home (on Byng Avenue near Albion Road). The woman fire was found without vital signs and was […]

Feb. 22, 2018, Orangeville, Ont. – Rescue workers are bracing for tragedy as a desperate search continues for a toddler who slipped from his mother’s grasp after their van was swept into the raging Grand River near Orangeville early Wednesday. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 21, 2018, Waterloo, Ont. – A firefighter from Waterloo has designed a safe lock box that he says would solve the problem of locked doors and long wait times for emergency personnel, especially firefighters, when they are trying to reach someone needing urgent help in a home. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]

Feb. 21, 2018, Clavet, Sask. – An early-morning fire Tuesday destroyed a century-old farmhouse east of Saskatoon that had received a Saskatchewan Register of Heritage Property designation and was part of a wedding catering business. The Star Phoenix reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 21, 2018, Montreal – Four people were taken to hospital following a fire in a three-storey apartment building in Lasalle early Wednesday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Gatineau, Que. – A fire Saturday evening caused approximately $300,000 in damage and forced 38 residents out of an apartment complex in Gatineau. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Toronto – Two people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a fire at an apartment building in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood Monday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Kitchener, Ont. – A Kitchener firefighter who was seriously hurt while on the job claims he was unjustly demoted because of his symptoms. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, St. John’s – Two homes in St. John’s were badly damaged in two separate fires overnight Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico