Encampment Fire

• Fire erupts at Penticton encampment as province seeks injunction to dismantle site

  Flames at the site next to Highway 97 broke out just before 7 a.m. No one was injured, according to the city, but a structure was destroyed.

  Canada

  Mar 5
  
• 1 dead after Toronto encampment fire near Don Valley

  Toronto Fire Services says one person has died inside an encampment that caught on fire in the Don Valley area.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2025
  
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• Homicide team called to Langley after fatal encampment fire

  Langley RCMP responded to a call reporting the blaze breaking out near Tank Hill on Highway 1 at 4:30 a.m. One person was found deceased.

  Fire

  Jan 30, 2025
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• Tent fire breaks out at Saint John homeless encampment, no injuries reported

  Residents are concerned after a tent fire at a Saint John homeless encampment during the weekend, the latest in a number of encampment fires that have broken out over the winter.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2024
• ‘We need serious help’: Fire at Halifax homeless encampment draws attention to growing crisis

  A man received minor injuries after a fire broke out at a Halifax homeless encampment at Grand Parade, which is seeing its numbers grow, according to one community member.

  Fire

  Jan 22, 2024
• Man who died in Saint John encampment fire remembered as a ‘sweet person’

  After the death of an unhoused man in New Brunswick over the weekend, front-line advocates are ramping up their calls for better supports for those living on the streets.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2024
• Crews respond to Boxing Day fire in Edmonton river valley

  Edmonton firefighters and investigators were called to a fire in the river valley near a bridge on Saskatchewan Drive on Tuesday. 

  Fire

  Dec 26, 2023
• Fire crews respond to encampment blaze in downtown Edmonton

  Smoke and flames could be seen coming from a fire in the downtown core at a homeless encampment across the street from Edmonton police headquarters.

  Fire

  Dec 22, 2023
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• Fire crews battle large encampment fire in south London, Ont.

  The city's Coordinated Informed Response (CIR) team was contacted after the blaze was extinguished and asked to attend the scene.

  Fire

  Nov 30, 2023
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• Recent Toronto encampment fires prompt community safety concerns

  This comes as the number of fires at homeless encampments has increased, including an incident at an encampment near Fort York National Historic site Tuesday evening.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023