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Extension cord overheats, lighting car on fire: Saskatoon Fire Department – Saskatoon

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An extension cord overheated on Friday morning, causing a vehicle to light on fire in Saskatoon according to the fire department. The department said an extension cord was plugged into the block heater of a car in the 10 block of Moxon …

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Fire at iconic theatre in The Pas considered arson, Manitoba RCMP say – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in The Pas, Man., are investigating a fire that destroyed a historic theatre early Monday morning. Police were called to the Lido Theatre on Edwards Avenue in the northern Manitoba community around 4:40 a.m., and say the Office of the Fire …

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Hair straightener to blame for house fire in Winnipeg, officials say – Winnipeg

Winnipeg firefighters were called to a house fire shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, quickly dousing a blaze they believe to have started when an electric hair straightener was placed too close to combustible materials . At the scene, crews found smoke and flames coming from the one-and-a-half storey home on …

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‘Huge loss’: Fire destroys band office in northern Ontario First Nation

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 6, 2024 11:57 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are investigating after a fire destroyed a First Nation band office in northern Ontario. Nishnawbe Aski Police says its crime unit is now investigating Thursday’s early morning …

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Winnipeg teens arrested for February fires that destroyed vacant buildings – Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say they’ve arrested a trio of teens in connection with a fire that destroyed two vacant buildings in February. The major crimes unit took over investigation of the Feb. 7 Balmoral Street blaze, police said, and arrested the teens, ages 13, 15 and 16, on Sunday. No one …

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Winnipeg fire crews battle blaze at trucking company, most of building saved – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Fire Department battled a heavy blaze early Friday morning at a trucking company on Keewatin Street and succeeded in saving most of the building. Crews were called to Fast Freight around 6:15 a.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from …

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