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  • Fire marshal to probe blaze at vacant rooming house in Peterborough
    Ontario’s Office of the FIre Marshal is investigating a fire at a former rooming house in Peterborough on Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the blaze around 8:15 p.m.. The building was vacant and boarded up. No injuries were report. The OFM and the Peterborough Police Service are investigating the cause of the fire. The same...
    Mar 6
  • OFM to probe Margaret Avenue house fire in Peterborough
    No injuries were reported following a house fire on Margaret Avenue in Peterborough early Saturday. Peterborough Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire around 12:15 a.m. They found a home filled with smoke. No one was found inside. The Office of the Ontario FIre Marshal and Peterborough Fire Services are investigating the...
    Jan 27
  • 1 unaccounted for following house fire in Ennismore: Ontario fire marshal
    Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal says one person is unaccounted for following an early morning house fire in Ennismore. Germain Ma has the latest.
    Dec 19, 2023
  • OFM investigates fatal house fire in east end of Peterborough
    The Officer of the Ontario Fire Marshal (OFM) is investigating after a fatal fire in Peterborough’s east end Sunday morning. Peterborough Fire Services responded to a house fire on Meadowview Road around 11:30 a.m. Initial reports said one person was trapped, and heavy smoke was coming from the home. Fire crews reportedly recovered a body...
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    Sep 25, 2023
  • Several people displaced after house fire in Oshawa
    The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a fire completely gutted an Oshawa home. Officials say more than 20 people were found at the property. As Frazer Snowdon finds out, the home was also a problem for homeless people staying outside the property.
    Jul 27, 2023
  • Neighbourhood in shock after suspicious fire leaves woman in critical condition
    The Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office has deemed a fire in Oshawa over the weekend as arson. The Criminal Investigations bureau was on scene all day Sunday collecting evidence from the home. Frazer Snowdon has the story.
    Jul 24, 2023
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  • Man found with serious burns after house fire in Trent Lakes near Buckhorn
    The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal and Peterborough County OPP are investigating an explosion and fire at a home northeast of Buckhorn in the Municipality of Trent Lakes on Thursday night. Witnesses and police say a man was found nearby with serious burns. Germain Ma has the story
    May 12, 2023
  • Fatal fire in Mississauga claims 2 lives
    Residents in a Mississauga neighbourhood are devastated after finding out their neighbours were killed in a fire overnight. The blaze appears to have started in the basement and now the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office is looking into the cause. Frazer Snowdon has more.
    Canada
    Dec 10, 2022
  • Weller Street apartment fire in Peterborough sends 1 to hospital
    An apartment fire on Weller St. in Peterborough early Monday sent one person to hospital. The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been called to assist in investigating the blaze.
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    Nov 8, 2021
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  • Fire at Brock Towers apartment complex in Peterborough
    Peterborough firefighters respond to a blaze at Brock Towers on Saturday night. Crews responded around 8 a.m. and quickly extinguished a blaze in an apartment unit. One resident suffered smoke inhalation while diverting other residents to get off the floor, Peterborough Fire Services said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and the Office...
    May 3, 2021
  • Cobourg house fire sends one person to hospital
    One person was taken to hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation and minor burns following a fire at a home on Balls Lane in Cobourg Monday. Crews responded to the scene at about 12:20 a.m. Damage is estimated at $100,000. It’s not known yet what started the blaze. The Cobourg Police service is helping the...
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    May 25, 2021
  • Havelock house fire treated as arson: OPP
    A house fire early Sunday in Havelock is being treated as a case of arson. No one was injured after firefighters and Peterborough County OPP responded to a house fire on William St. in Havelock around 3 a.m. Sunday. There were concerns the fire could spread to other nearby homes. The Office of the Ontario...
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    Aug 11, 2020
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  • Person dead following early fire in North York
    The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office is investigating following an early morning fire in North York that claimed the life of a person. It’s unclear the gender or age of the individual and emergency crews are trying to determine how the fire started. Morganne Campbell reports.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Nov 17, 2020
  • Dalhousie St. fire investigation in Peterborough continues
    The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal and Peterborough police continue their investigation into a fire that tore through an abandoned home at the corner of Dalhousie and Stewart streets. Neighbours claim that squatters were coming and going from the property during the weeks leading up to the fire, raising the question if they could...
    Jun 18, 2021
  • Colborne house fire deemed suspicious: OPP
    Northumberland OPP say a house fire on Percy Rd. in Colborne on Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious in nature. The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been contacted to assist in the investigation.
    Feb 11, 2020
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  • Fire at Rye Street businesses in Peterborough
    A fire broke out at a Peterborough business on Wednesday morning. Around 8 a.m. firefighters were called to a business on Rye Street after an employee in one of the other units arrived to work and found smoke in the building. Firefighters worked to find the source of the smoke and knocked down a fire...
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    Jan 23, 2019
  • 1 dead following house fire near Janetville in the City of Kawartha Lakes
    One person died following a house fire near Janetville in the City of Kawartha Lakes on May 27. The fire occurred around 11:15 a.m. at a home on Pigeon Creek Road. OPP say one person was found deceased. Other in the home were accounted for and not seriously hurt. The cause of the fire is...
    May 30, 2022
  • Cobourg firefighters battle two house fires early Friday, both deemed suspicious
    No injuries were reported following two house fires in Cobourg early Friday. Fire crews around 4 a.m. first responded to an engulfed home on Albert St. During that response, firefighters received a call about another fire at a home on Ontario Street. Both homes were vacated and listed as for sale at the time. The...
    Jul 15, 2022
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  • Fire damages commercial business in Port Hope
    No injuries were reported after fire spread through a commercial business on Ward St. in Port Hope on Thursday night. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal.
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    May 13, 2022
  • Ontario fire investigation raises red flags about how fire alarms are installed
    Thu, Aug 3: Investigators have spent the last several months trying to get to the bottom of what sparked a deadly blaze last Christmas Eve in central Ontario. It claimed the life of a family of four from Toronto. As Shallima Maharaj reports, a new finding by the Office of the Fire Marshal is raising...
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Aug 3, 2017
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