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Improper use of a candle is likely to blame for an accidental fire at a four-unit residence on Dumoulin Street, Winnipeg firefighters say. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were called to the scene just after 3 a.m. Thursday, where they found smoke inside the building. Firefighters were told a resident …

Winnipeg firefighters say a Wednesday night house fire was likely caused by a plugged-in vehicle inside an attached garage. No one was hurt in the accidental blaze at a single-storey home in the first block of Sachet Place, but fire crews are urging Winnipeggers not to plug in their cars …

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. …

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a south Vancouver blaze Wednesday evening that damaged three residential buildings, created a giant plume of black smoke visible from as far away as the North Shore, and forced the evacuation of more than 10 people. The three-alarm fire started sometime around 5 p.m., the city’s …

Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to protect remote communities. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected …

A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park in central California burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of the state’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft …