July 30, 2018, Parry Sound, Ont. – The largest forest fire in northeastern Ontario is continuing to grow despite aerial and ground-level efforts to stop its spread. Officials with the province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said Monday that the Parry Sound 33 fire had been expanding to the northeast and now comprised more […]
July 30, 2018, Edmonton – A number of suites were destroyed in a fire that started on the fourth floor of an apartment building in southwest Edmonton early Sunday. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2018, Didsbury, Alta. – A southern Alberta town, plagued by five volunteer firefighter resignations and complaints about safety, has pledged to fix problems with the force, and plans to order a safety audit. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2018, Minden, Ont. – Fire crews spent Thursday evening working to put out a fire at the Hydro One Transmission station in Minden. According to the Minden Mayor Brent Devolin, the crews will likely be there until Friday evening. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2018, Hamilton, Ont. – A man in his 40s is dead and an elderly woman has been taken to hospital after an early-morning fire Friday at an apartment building in Hamilton. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2018, Cornwall, Ont. – Several buildings, including a multi-unit apartment, involved in a blaze in Cornwall, Ont., Thursday night have been demolished. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 26, 2018, Delta, B.C. – Delta firefighters helped save several residents from a burning home in North Delta Monday afternoon. The Delta Optimist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 26, 2018, Chilliwack River Valley, B.C. – A retired man is dead after a cabin fire Tuesday morning in the Post Creek neighbourhood at the end of the Chilliwack River Valley near Chilliwack Lake. The Chilliwack Progress reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 26, 2018, Brockville, Ont. – Onlookers looked in horror as a beloved lighthouse nestled in the St. Lawrence River, just west of Brockville was destroyed by a lightning fire on Monday, July 23. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 26, 2018, Campbell River, B.C. – Firefighters prevented a small wildfire from turning into a larger blaze near Campbell River on Wednesday afternoon, said Thomas Doherty, Campbell River’s fire chief. The Campbell River Mirror reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico