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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 70-year-old was rescued from a downtown Hamilton, Ont., apartment blaze late Thursday, according to firefighters. Flames broke out just after 11 p.m. in a unit on the second floor of a building at Park Street South between Duke and Bold streets. …
Read More »Apartment fire likely caused by electrical malfunction, Winnipeg firefighters say – Winnipeg
A fire at a three-storey apartment building on Furby Street early Thursday appears to have been accidental, Winnipeg firefighters say. Crews were called to the building just after midnight and were able to get the blaze under control by 12:35 a.m. While some residents had to be helped out of …
Read More »Winnipeg apartment fire leaves residents seeking affordable housing – Winnipeg
Residents dealing with the aftermath of an apartment fire at 221 Stradbrook Ave. last week are struggling to find affordable, pet-friendly housing after the building was deemed inhabitable. Resident Elizabeth Wilde bounced around between family and friends for the past week and says she is now settling into an Airbnb …
Read More »Incense, electrical issues cause Monday structure fires in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg firefighters were called to three structure fires Monday, one of which appears to have been caused by incense left burning. The first call, just before 4:30 a.m., was at a two-storey, multi-family residence on Lansdowne Avenue. Fire crews were able to …
Read More »Community rallies around residents displaced by massive apartment fire – Winnipeg
Just down the street from where fire tore through an apartment building on Friday night, volunteers are sorting through bags upon bags of donations. The room set up in the common area in another building in the apartment complex on Quail Ridge Road is filling up with piles of clothes, …
Read More »Winnipeg firefighters take on structure fires Wednesday night – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg firefighters had their hands full Wednesday night with a pair of structure fires. Fire crews were called to a vacant two-storey house on Elgin Avenue just before 9 p.m., and while they weren’t initially able to get inside due to dangerous …
Read More »Winnipeg firefighters rescue residents trapped in Christmas morning fire – Winnipeg
Six people were sent to hospital, including three in critical condition after firefighters in Winnipeg rescued residents trapped in a burning apartment building early Christmas morning. A city news release says members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the six-storey building on Qu’Appelle Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. …
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