Jan. 9, 2017, Vancouver – Vancouver police say a fire at a music venue in the Downtown Eastside has been ruled an arson. Thursday’s fire at Vancouver Art and Leisure’s warehouse appeared to start in a portable toilet, Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Jason Robillard wrote in an email to CBC. CBC News reports. | READ […]
Jan. 8, 2017, Montreal – More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that spread through a three-storey building in Montreal early Sunday morning. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 8, 2017, Edmonton – Fire investigators are assessing the damage after a Sunday morning fire at a commercial strip mall in northwest Edmonton. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 8, 2017, Toronto – The Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating after two passenger planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Friday evening. No passengers or crew were hurt, but Beverly MacDonald, a spokesperson for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said an airport firefighter was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. WestJet […]
Jan. 8, 2017, Ottawa – Part of Laurier Avenue in Ottawa was closed during the Monday morning commute as crews tackled a fire in a high-rise apartment building. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 8, 2017, Pubnico Head, N.S. – A Nova Scotia fishing village is shaken after a house fire left four people dead early Sunday, including at least two children, according to a relative. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said two people escaped the fire in Pubnico Head, N.S, near Yarmouth, one of whom was hospitalized with […]
Jan. 5, 2018, West Kelowna, B.C. – Fire crews were called to a mobile home fire in West Kelowna, around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 5, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters made quick work of a structure fire on Thursday night. A 911 caller reported the fire in the city’s far east end, at 5:52 p.m. Firefighters could see flames shooting from the wooden structure as they pulled up, but were able to bring the fire under control in […]
Jan. 4, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – Mississauga firefighters were at the scene of a “suspicious” fire early Friday morning as a row of garages burned behind an apartment building. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 4, 2018, Waterloo, Ont. – Firefighters in Waterloo, Ont., responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning call after reports of a gas leak on Wednesday. When fire rescue crews arrived at the residential building, their gas monitoring equipment indicated high levels of CO due to a faulty heating unit on the roof. The building […]