Fire Marshal

• Nova Scotia fire marshal’s office faces intense scrutiny over damning report

  Nova Scotia's fire marshal says the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing shortages were largely to blame for his office's failure to keep up with inspections.

  Canada

  May 17, 2023
  
• 2 dead after house fire in Weymouth Mills, N.S.: RCMP

  Two people are dead after a fatal house fire on Sissiboo Road in Weymouth Mills, N.S., Friday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  Fire

  Mar 3, 2023
  
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• Encampment fire at Toronto cell tower leaves one dead: police, fire officials

  Const. Laura Brabant says police responded to multiple reports of a cell tower on fire in the city's Liberty Village neighbourhood shortly after 6 a.m.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2023
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• Victim of RV fire ‘succumbs to injuries,’ South Simcoe police say

  South Simcoe police have confirmed that an elderly man who was seriously injured in an RV fire earlier this month has since died.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2022
• Ontario on track to surpass last year’s fire deaths, fire marshal warns

  Jon Pegg says there have been 102 fire-related deaths reported in Ontario so far this year, including two over the Thanksgiving weekend.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2022
• Fire Marshal to investigate residential fire that injured 2 people in Burlington

  Twenty-seven firefighters doused the blaze on Bell School Line late Thursday night in Burlington's northwest end. Damage is estimated at about $100,000.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
• OPP, fire marshal investigate fatal house fire north of Listowel, Ont.

  One adult was unable to escape and, as of Tuesday morning, police said the body 'remains inside a portion of the home that was heavily damaged.'

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
• Tenants of Brockville rooming house ordered out over fire hazards, building code violations

  About 20 people are now homeless after a downtown Brockville rooming house was condemned by the fire marshal.

  News

  Nov 9, 2021
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• Obituary published in Amherst, N.S., describes family of six who died in trailer fire

  The Office of the Fire Marshal said the fire was small but smouldered and created smoke and fumes that led to the death of all six in the Passport Ultra Lite trailer.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2021
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• Electrical failure sparks $900,000 fire at Burlington home

  The Ontario fire marshal's office has been called in to investigate a devastating fire at a home next to Bronte Creek Provincial Park.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2021