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Man charged with attempted murder, arson after Monastery fire
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:07AM

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NS - A Nova Scotia man has been charged with attempted murder and arson following a fire at a home in Antigonish County earlier this week...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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'No doubt' four county fires deliberately set
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:07AM

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ST, STEPHEN, NB - One or more arsonists left a trail of mayhem and disgust across the western half of Charlotte County late Wednesday and early Thursday...[ read more ]

Source: Telegraph Journal (click for full story)
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Fire destroys Laval factory
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:06AM

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LAVAL, QC - A metals electro-plating factory in the St. Vincent de Paul district of Laval was destroyed by fire early Thursday.

The blaze at LP Technologies Inc...[ read more ]

Source: Montreal Gazette (click for full story)
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Electrical fire cancels surgeries, cath labs at Memorial site
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:05AM

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SUDBURY, ON - Regular electrical service was restored at Sudbury Regional Hospital's Memorial site about 1:30 p.m. Thursday after an electrical fire that occurred about 8 a.m...[ read more ]

Source: The Sudbury Star (click for full story)
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Barn fires prompt Manitoba to develop farm building codes
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:04AM

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MB - The Manitoba government is looking to implement building codes for farm construction in the wake of several serious hog barn fires this year...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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Police rule arson in Mississauga townhouse fires
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:03AM

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MISSISSAUGA, ON - The $10-million fire that destroyed 60 townhouses under construction in Mississauga has been ruled arson, and police have released photos of the suspect...[ read more ]

Source: The Globe and Mail (click for full story)
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Stray Roman candle ignites building wall
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:02AM

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HALIFAX, NS - A stray Roman candle ignited the wall of a Halifax apartment building Wednesday morning...[ read more ]

Source: The Chronicle Herald (click for full story)
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Lincoln woman rescued from fire
Posted by little1r on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:01AM

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OROMOCTO, NB - The Oromocto Fire Department pulled a woman from a burning mini-home at 24 Black Duck Drive in Lincoln early Wednesday morning...[ read more ]

Source: The Daily Gleaner (click for full story)
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Ambulance crash sends one to hospital
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 3, 2009 @ 8:00AM

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STROME, AB - A 60-year-old man was airlifted to hospital with head injuries after an ambulance collided with a truck on Highway 13 Wednesday morning...[ read more ]

Source: Edmonton Journal (click for full story)
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Fredericton fire exposes 911 cellphone problem
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 3, 2009 @ 7:58AM

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FREDERICTON, PE - A Fredericton-area woman is fortunate that fire crews were able to locate her burning home Wednesday after she passed out while trying to give her address over a cellphone...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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Fire marshal sends crisis team to Alberton
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 3, 2009 @ 7:57AM

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ALBERTSON, PE - The P.E.I. fire marshal sent a critical-stress debriefing team to Alberton on Thursday to deal with the aftermath of a fatal car crash...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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Forest fire largest in 10 years
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:40AM

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AB - The largest forest fire Woodlands County has had in more than 10 years is starting to simmer, thanks to the fast response of fire crews...[ read more ]

Source: Whitecourt Star (click for full story)
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Esquimalt Fire Department to undergo extensive audit
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:40AM

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ESQUIMALT, BC - A far-reaching and unexpected audit of the Esquimalt Fire Department was announced Monday night at the Esquimalt council meeting...[ read more ]

Source: Times Colonist (click for full story)
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B.C. government paying 750 people $15 per hour to attend wildfire firefighting classes
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:39AM

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BC - British Columbia will train 750 people to fight wildfires in a pre-emptive move to deal with tinder-dry forests and a fire season that's striking raging and faster than usual...[ read more ]

Source: Times Colonist (click for full story)
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Manitoba barn blaze kills 7,500 hogs
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:38AM

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ZHODA, MB - A fire that began Wednesday morning at a hog barn near Zhoda, Man., has killed about 7,500 hogs...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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Fires at three London schools
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:37AM

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LONDON, ON - Firebugs struck three London schools yesterday and this morning, the latest in a string of suspicious fires in the city...[ read more ]

Source: London Free Press (click for full story)
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String of car fires being investigated by police
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:36AM

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OTTAWA, ON - Police are investigating a rash of car fires at a car dealership on the 400 block of Churchill Avenue...[ read more ]

Source: Your Barrhaven (click for full story)
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Fire truck rolls over into ditch to avoid accident
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:35AM

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WHITBY, ON - Firefighters in Whitby had a close call on Tuesday when their fire truck rolled over into a ditch...[ read more ]

Source: CTV.ca (click for full story)
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Fire cuts off long-distance calling for some northern communities
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:34AM

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MB - A fire has effectively cut off communication for more than 1,000 people in northern Manitoba...[ read more ]

Source: CBC (click for full story)
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Cause of Grain Show Building fire difficult to determine
Posted by ndvfd_ff33 on Jul 2, 2009 @ 7:33AM

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REGINA, SK - The Regina Fire Department is continuing to investigate the June 14 fire that destroyed Regina's historic Grain Show Building...[ read more ]

Source: Leader Post (click for full story)
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Man saved in apartment fire
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jun 30, 2009 @ 7:51AM

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CALGARY, AB - Good Samaritans - Two men are being credited with helping to save another man from an apartment fire Saturday afternoon in the city's northeast...[ read more ]

Source: Calgary Herald (click for full story)
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Blaze razes 55 townhouses
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jun 30, 2009 @ 7:50AM

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MISSISSAUGA, ON - Damage could top $5 million after fire ravaged 55 Mississauga townhouses under construction overnight in an inferno that mirrored another one in the same neighbourhood five months ag...[ read more ]

Source: Toronto Sun (click for full story)
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Veteran firefighter takes his final bow
Posted by TANGOTANGO on Jun 30, 2009 @ 7:49AM

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EDSON, AB - The Edson Fire Department’s longest serving firefighter has some fond and not-so-fond memories of his 46 years of service...[ read more ]

Source: Edson Leader (click for full story)
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Line-of-duty death
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jun 30, 2009 @ 7:49AM

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EDMONTON, AB - Alberta firefighters buried one of their own yesterday while urging the province to add to the list of "presumptive" job-related cancers it recognizes for compensation...[ read more ]

Source: Edmonton Sun (click for full story)
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20 suspicious fires in London
Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jun 30, 2009 @ 7:48AM

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LONDON, ON - London police are probing 20 suspicious fires in the last few months, including one that destroyed a hotel...[ read more ]

Source: Toronto Sun (click for full story)
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