Sept. 26, 2017, Vancouver – As British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record comes to an end, several B.C. politicians, government workers and members of the media suited up in firefighter’s gear in Vancouver on Monday, to learn how to put out fires and perform auto extrication. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
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Sept. 26, 2017, Virden, Man. – A blaze that destroyed three buildings and damaged a fourth in downtown Virden is being investigated as “suspicious,” says the local fire chief. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 26, 2017, Whitby, Ont. – One person has been taken to hospital for treatment following a fire at a home in Whitby overnight Monday. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 25, 2017, Montreal – Montreal firefighters spent much of Sunday evening battling flames at a condominium complex in Pierrefonds. At least 75 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames under sweltering conditions. Three firefighters suffered heat stroke and had to be transported to hospital. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Sept. 25, 2017, Calgary – Four people, including a child, were sent into the water on Saturday when a Calgary police boat flipped in the Bow River, according to police. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 25, 2017, Ottawa – An investigation continues into a stubborn three-alarm fire that caused $1.5 million in damage to a Canada Post building on Saturday morning. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 25, 2017, Halifax – Police are investigating a suspicious fire that extensively damaged part of a two-storey apartment building in Dartmouth, leaving about a dozen tenants without a home. Fire crews responded to the call on Pinecrest Drive around 3:40 a.m. Sunday morning. No one was seriously hurt, but some of the residents were […]
Sept. 22, 2017, Lethbridge, Alta. – Firefighters in Lethbridge were able to contain a fire in a scrap pile at National Salvage on Thursday afternoon that sent plumes of thick, black smoke into the air. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 22, 2017, Ottawa – Firefighters were busy battling three fires in Ottawa Thursday evening and Friday morning, and police say two of them were deliberately set. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 22, 2017, Nanaimo, B.C. – Police say a 73-year-old woman from Nanaimo, B.C., suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled over her and dragged her down the driveway of her home. First responders were called Thursday night about a woman trapped underneath a vehicle. RCMP say a neighbour witnessed the ordeal and used a […]