July 17, 2017, Lake Country, B.C. – Officials say eight homes and one outbuilding were destroyed in a rapidly burning fire that broke out in Lake Country Saturday afternoon. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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July 17, 2017, Brampton, Ont. – The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating a “suspicious” fire at a church in Brampton on Sunday. CP24 reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 14, 2017, Stayner, Ont. – A child is dead after a fire at a home near Stayner, Ontario Thursday evening, Provincial Police have confirmed. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 14, 2017, Moncton, N.B. – A duplex fire near Moncton has displaced 10 people, including one man who was sent to hospital on Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 14, 2017, Denman Island, B.C. – A man was found dead after fire tore through a fifth-wheel trailer on Denman Island Wednesday night. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 14, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Cover photo: Tore Greco/ Twitter Wildfire conditions in British Columbia are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes. Kevin Skrepnek, chief information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, […]
July 14, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Crews battling wildfires in British Columbia prepared for the worst as officials predicted stronger winds over the weekend after a slight reprieve from the weather in recent days. Kevin Skrepnek, chief information officer for the BC Wildfire Service, says the forecast called for sustained winds of 50 kilometres […]
July 13, 2017, Ingersoll, Ont. – OPP say an early morning fire on Wednesday that caused $500,000 damage to a barn south of Ingersoll is not being considered suspicious. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 13, 2017, Kelowna, B.C. – The president of the local firefighters union says persistent understaffing is putting local firefighters and residents at risk. Infotel.ca reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 13, 2017, Clearwater, B.C. – A group of firefighters from the B.C. Wildfire Service are taking heat on social media for holding an apparent campfire — despite a province-wide fire ban. The photos, posted Tuesday night to a Facebook group for residents of Clearwater, show a group of five people, clearly dressed in the […]