Aug. 22, 2018, Toronto – Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg says a six-alarm fire at a high-rise building in the St. James Town neighbourhood has been extinguished several hours after it broke out Tuesday afternoon, leaving up to 1,500 people displaced. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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Aug. 21, 2018, Zeballos, B.C. – For the ninth straight day, a wildfire continued to scorch a 90-hectare area near the small Vancouver Island community of Zeballos. People living in six properties on the east side of Pandora Hill have been ordered to leave their homes, while many of the remaining residents have been instructed […]
Aug. 21, 2018, Crystal City, Man. – A devastating fire tore through Crystal City, Man., on Monday evening, reducing a grain elevator to ash and severely damaging a hardware store. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 21, 2018, Exeter, Ont. – Fire investigators are looking into what sparked a blaze south of Exeter Sunday that caused nearly $1 million damage to an auto repair shop. Huron OPP and fire crews from three stations rushed to Huron County Classics just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The London Free Press reports. | READ […]
Aug. 21, 2018, Montreal – A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after inhaling smoke from an apartment fire in downtown Montreal Monday evening. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 20, 2018, Vars, Ont. – A large storage barn was destroyed in a fire late Friday at a farm in the Vars area. Ottawa Fire Services were called to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. and found the 30-feet-by-50-feet structure enveloped in flames. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Aug. 20, 2018, Halifax – A crew of 21 Nova Scotia firefighters is flying to Prince George, B.C., on Monday to help battle hundreds of forest fires burning in that province. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 20, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – No injuries were reported after a two-alarm fire in Scarborough Sunday morning. Toronto Fire says the incident was first reported as a balcony fire at the back of the building. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 20, 2018, Fredericton – Fredericton firefighters rescued a man hanging from a window during a house fire on the city’s north side, early on Monday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 17, 2018, Waterloo, Ont. – Waterloo firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a furniture factory on Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say the blaze started in a large dumpster full of paper and wood waste. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico