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Read More »5-alarm blaze in Montreal difficult to put out due to hot weather: firefighters – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A five-alarm fire in Montreal forced several businesses to close and more than 150 firefighters continue to work to put out the flames Thursday. Montreal fire department section chief Robert Rousseau said the fire started on a balcony at the rear of …
Read More »Out-of-control blazes already raging as Ontario braces for wildfire season
As large parts of the country struggle with the spread of wildfires and mandatory evacuations, swathes of Ontario sit under forest fire warnings. An extreme fire warning is in place for parts of Ontario that include Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Algonquin Park and areas of traditional cottage country around …
Read More »Quebec clamps down on open fires as hot, dry weather sets in – Montreal
As parts of Quebec brace for the first heat wave of the season, the province’s forest fire prevention agency (SOPFEU) is on high alert. An open air fire ban has been issued near forested areas for the majority of regions in Quebec, including the Montérégie, Laurentians, Mauricie and Outaouais regions. …
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 »1 hospitalized, 1 displaced after series of Winnipeg fires – Winnipeg
By Nicole Buffie Global News Posted May 23, 2023 11:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size One person was sent to hospital after a series of fires overnight on Tuesday. Winnipeg firefighters were called to the 600 block of St. Mary’s Road just after midnight with reports …
Read More »Firefighters injured, cats dead after Transcona house fire – Winnipeg
A Saturday afternoon blaze was likely caused by unattended cooking, say the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service. WFPS responded to a fire on Macoun Place in Transcona just after 4:30 p.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from the building. All the occupants of the house self-evacuated, but two cats were …
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 »Mandatory evacuation for Buffalo Narrows, Sask. goes out overnight
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Buffalo Narrows, Sask., underwent a mandatory evacuation Monday night after the mayor and council held an emergency meeting. The community had an extended loss of power and had poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. Buses and vehicles were escorted out of …
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