Human remains discovered in burnt out barn Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 30, 2010 @ 8:12AM
Snippet: REDVERS, SK - A body has been found in a burned-out barn just outside of the town of Redvers.
RCMP say they responded to a call about a fire at 8:19 p.m. Wednesday...[ read more ] Source: CBC.ca (click for full story)
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Fire ravages wood-recycling plant Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 30, 2010 @ 8:11AM
Snippet: MONTREAL, QC - MONTREAL- Firefighters were still mopping up Friday morning at the scene of a major fire that broke out last night at JPB Industries, a wood-recycling company in Salaberry-de-Valleyfiel...[ read more ] Source: Montreal Gazette (click for full story)
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Deck oil caused house fire Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 30, 2010 @ 8:11AM
Snippet: AIRDRIE, AB - Linseed oil used in deck work sparked a fire that gutted an Airdrie home, investigators have concluded...[ read more ] Source: CBC.ca (click for full story)
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Wildfire in Burnaby under control Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 30, 2010 @ 8:10AM
Snippet: BURNABY, BC - A wildfire burning near a townhouse complex in Burnaby Thursday afternoon is nearly under control, according to fire officials...[ read more ] Source: The Province (click for full story)
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Pilot hospitalized in crash near fire Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 30, 2010 @ 7:42AM
Snippet: LILLOOET, BC - A pilot is in hospital after a helicopter helping to fight a forest fire crashed in the B.C. Interior on Thursday.
The 61-year-old from Vernon, B.C...[ read more ] Source: The Star Phoenix (click for full story)
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Edmonton industrial fire causes $1.5 million in damage Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 29, 2010 @ 8:20AM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - Thick black smoke poured from an industrial area in southeast Edmonton Wednesday after fire broke out in a vat of oil shortly before 10 a.m. causing an estimated $1.5 million damage...[ read more ] Source: Edmonton Journal (click for full story)
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Lillooet wildfire scorches 1,000 hectares Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 29, 2010 @ 8:19AM
Snippet: YALAKOM VALLEY, BC - A wildfire in the Yalakom Valley near Lillooet, B.C., has burned an estimated 1,000 hectares...[ read more ] Source: CBC News-British Columbia (click for full story)
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Bonaparte Lake blaze prompts evacuation order Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 29, 2010 @ 8:19AM
Snippet: BONEPARTE LAKE, BC - About 60 homes near Bonaparte Lake in B.C.'s interior were evacuated Wednesday after a wildfire that started in the afternoon quickly grew to 150 hectares...[ read more ] Source: Vancouver Sun (click for full story)
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Business fined $6,000 for fire code violations Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 29, 2010 @ 8:19AM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - A local business was fined $6,000 after pleading guilty to three Alberta fire code violations that took place at a seven-suite rooming house in Edmonton’s northeast...[ read more ] Source: Edmonton Sun (click for full story)
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Delta mayor wants to limit building height after fire Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 29, 2010 @ 6:45AM
Snippet: DELTA, BC - After a massive fire left 80 residents of an apartment complex in Delta, B.C...[ read more ] Source: CTV.ca (click for full story)
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Firefighters rescue impaled crane operator Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 28, 2010 @ 8:32AM
Snippet: VICTORIA, BC - A crane operator was impaled on a metal rod about 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon when the machine rolled upside down into an excavated pit...[ read more ] Source: timescolonist.com (click for full story)
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Cause of fatal Newfoundland fire unknown Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 28, 2010 @ 8:32AM
Snippet: NAIN, NL - Police say the cause of a fire that killed three people in northern Labrador on the weekend will likely be never known...[ read more ] Source: CBC News - Nfld. & Lab. (click for full story)
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Roofing torch accident sparked university fire Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 28, 2010 @ 8:31AM
Snippet: HALIFAX, NS - An accident caused a fire that shut down several buildings Saturday at Dalhousie University in Halifax...[ read more ] Source: The Chronical Herald (click for full story)
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Forest fire contained near Suncor site Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 28, 2010 @ 5:12AM
Snippet: NORTHEAST OF FORT MCMURRAY, AB - A forest fire that had been burning out of control near a Suncor Energy site northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., is now under partial control, officials said...[ read more ] Source: CBC News - Edmonton (click for full story)
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Stubborn Lillooet blaze 15 per cent contained Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:07AM
Snippet: LILLOOET, BC - Firefighters struggling to put out a growing wildfire near Lillooet saw the most "vigorous" fire behaviour Monday since the blaze was reported, a fire information officer said...[ read more ] Source: The Province (click for full story)
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Investigation fails to find cause of CTV fire Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:07AM
Snippet: OTTAWA, ON - Nearly six months after a devastating fire forced CTV Ottawa out of its longtime home on Merivale Road, the Ontario Fire Marshal's office has released the cause of the blaze: undetermined...[ read more ] Source: Ottawa Citizen (click for full story)
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Fire hits city restaurant Posted by HalifaxHooligan on Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:06AM
Snippet: THUNDER BAY, ON - A hungry man showed true dedication to the Big Mac on Monday while firefighters worked to control a blaze in the back of the Memorial Street McDonald‘s restaurant...[ read more ] Source: The Chronicle Journal (click for full story)
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Fire kills one on Manitoba reserve Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:06AM
Snippet: FISHER RIVER CREE NATION, MB - One person is dead and another hospitalized with serious burns after a house fire on the Fisher River Cree Nation on Monday afternoon...[ read more ] Source: CBC News-Manitoba (click for full story)
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Chilliwack mobile home fire kills one Posted by MrFirefighter on Jul 27, 2010 @ 8:05AM
Snippet: CHILLIWACK, BC - One man is dead and another in hospital after a fire at a mobile home park in Chilliwack, B.C., on Monday afternoon...[ read more ] Source: CBC News-British Columbia (click for full story)
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