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Investigators probing cause of scrap yard fire

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Posted by MrFirefighter on Mar 30, 2012 @ 6:02AM

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TORONTO, ON - Toronto fire crews remain at the scene of a massive blaze that erupted at a scrap yard near Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue on Thursday night.

Firefighters were called to the scene on Turnberry Avenue at about 10 p.m., and they battled flames that were several metres in height.

No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.




Source: CP24 News (click for full story)

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Arson suspected in New Brunswick nightclub fire
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 3:39PM

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MONCTON, NB - The RCMP in New Brunswick say someone deliberately set fire to nightclub in downtown Moncton early Wednesday.

The fire broke out around 5 a.m. at the Old Cosmo...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Manitoba forest fire situation unpredictable, premier says
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:16AM

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THOMPSON, MB - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger insists it’s too early and unpredictable to be optimistic about forest fire season in the province despite reduced numbers of blazes to date...[ read more ]

Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
Whitby fire calls drop in 2012
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:15AM

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WHITBY, ON - Whitby fire and emergency services witnessed a series of highs and lows during 2012, according to the department's annual report...[ read more ]

Source: Durhamregion.com (click for full story)
Faulty wiring, delay in response lead to woman's death
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:14AM

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WHITEHORSE, YU - Fire investigators and the Yukon Coroner’s office have wrapped up an investigation into a fire in April. The fire destroyed a home and left a woman dead...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Garage fire destroys Richmond Hill home
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:13AM

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RICHMOND HILL, ON - A home in Richmond Hill has been destroyed following a fire Tuesday evening...[ read more ]

Source: CP 24 News (click for full story)
Police say no evidence to suggest vehicle fire was arson
Posted by web-chief on Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:12AM

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OTTAWA, ON - The police arson squad is investigating a fire that caused more than $250,000 damage and destroyed three cars in west Ottawa early Tuesday, yet nothing uncovered so far suggests that the ...[ read more ]

Source: The Ottawa Citizen (click for full story)
Hundreds attend memorial for crew killed in Ornge crash
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 3:23PM

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TORONTO, ON - Hundreds of mourners gathered at a memorial service Tuesday for the two pilots and two paramedics who died late last month in an air ambulance crash.

Capt...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Size-up
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 2:14PM

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REDWOOD MEADOWS, AB - Last week was another eye-opening week for me when it comes to the fire service...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeeps for fire risk
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 1:35PM

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INTERNATIONAL - Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators Tuesday, agreeing to recall 2...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
State of emergency lifted in Fort McMurray
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 8:21AM

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FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Officials in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have ended their local state of emergency put into effect because of last week's flooding...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Fire damages adjoining duplexes in Montreal
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 8:20AM

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MONTREAL, QC - Fire badly damaged two adjoining duplexes on the north side of Montreal.

The fire began shortly before 4 a.m. at 6880 St. Valier St., just south of Belanger St...[ read more ]

Source: CTV News (click for full story)
Apartment fire displaces family of four
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 8:19AM

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OTTAWA, ON - A mother and her three children have been displaced by a fire in a Merivale Road apartment building.

Ottawa fire fighters say they get the 911 call at 8:30 p.m...[ read more ]

Source: The Ottawa Citizen (click for full story)
Suspicious fire causes oil slick in Langley river
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 8:18AM

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LANGLEY, BC - A suspicious fire, one of three in three weeks at an abandoned home in Langley City, has had an added consequence — the cost of a spill into the Nicomekl River...[ read more ]

Source: The Langley Times (click for full story)
Carport blaze destroys three vehicles
Posted by web-chief on Jun 18, 2013 @ 8:18AM

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OTTAWA, ON - Fire officials say an overnight blaze at a carport on Ottawa’s Pathway Private has destroyed three cars and damaged a home...[ read more ]

Source: CTV News (click for full story)
Police call fatal fire in mourning family's home suspicious
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 2:36PM

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VANCOUVER, BC - Police believe a fire that claimed the life of an unidentified person in a Vancouver basement was deliberately set...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Fire forces elderly patients from Carman seniors' centre
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 1:06PM

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CARMAN, MB - Thirty-four patients were forced out of the Boyne Lodge Senior's Residence in Carman after a fire broke out around 4:30 Monday morning...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Fire crews in Abbotsford contain a gas leak in an underground parking lot
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 1:05PM

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ABBOTSFORD, BC - Abbotsford fire crews say people living in a condo on Mill Lake Road aren’t in danger after a huge gas leak in the underground parking lot...[ read more ]

Source: Global News (click for full story)
Man, five year old child die after high rise apartment fire
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 11:06AM

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EDMONTON, AB - Two people, including a five-year-old child, have died following a high-rise apartment fire in Edmonton...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Firefighters' union says cutbacks will affect level of service
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 9:02AM

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ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB - The union representing firefighters in Rocky View County is accusing county officials of acting in bad faith during recent negotiations with the announcement Wednesday that 12 ...[ read more ]

Source: The Calgary Herald (click for full story)
Firefighter injured battling Winnipeg apartment fire
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 9:01AM

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WINNIPEG, MB -

A firefighter and a female occupant of an apartment suite were taken to hospital after an apartment block fire at 400 Langside St. early Sunday...[ read more ]

Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
Officials suspect arson in Abbotsford fire
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 9:01AM

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ABBOTSFORD, BC - Abbotsford police are asking the public for information on a suspected arson...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Two-alarm fire engulfs three Brampton homes
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 8:59AM

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BRAMPTON, ON - An investigation is underway after three homes were destroyed in a two-alarm fire in Brampton early Sunday morning.

The fire broke out at around 2:30 a.m...[ read more ]

Source: CTV News (click for full story)
Structure fires keep P.E.I. fire marshal busy
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 8:59AM

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CHARLOTTETOWN, PE - Three separate structure fires led to a busy Father's Day weekend for the provincial fire marshal's office...[ read more ]

Source: The Charlottetown Guardian (click for full story)
Edmonton apartment fire injures seven people
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 8:56AM

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EDMONTON, AB - Seven people were injured when fire broke out at an Oliver apartment complex Sunday morning...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Blaze destroys Morinville church
Posted by web-chief on Jun 17, 2013 @ 8:55AM

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MORINVILLE, AB - A fire ripped through St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Morinville early Sunday morning, completely destroying the building...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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