Ontario Fire

• OFM reveals 133 fire related deaths in Ontario for 2022, highest in two decades

  Ontarios' fire marshal is urging residents to regularly test smoke alarms following a devastating Hamilton blaze that killed four people, including two children, in December.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
• Mississauga early morning house fire claims 2 lives

  Fire crews were called to a home in Mississauga shortly after 1 a.m. after a resident in a semi-detached home reported smelling smoke.

  Fire

  Dec 10, 2022
  
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• Forest fire in northeast Ontario community forces residents to evacuate

  The fire is still burning out of control today, according to the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.

  Canada

  May 17, 2022
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• Fire deaths 10 times more likely for Ontario First Nations residents: report

  The review from the Office of the Chief Coroner found First Nations children under the age of 10 are 86 times more likely to die in a fire than their non-Indigenous counterparts.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
• How to prevent house fires and how to react if one happens after deadly blaze in Toronto

  As of Jan. 18, there had been 14 fire-related deaths in Ontario in 2021, according to data from the province's fire marshal.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2021
• 30 people displaced following massive Verona, Ont. fire

  A massive structure fire kept firefighters busy overnight in Verona, Ont., with crews being called to McMullen Manor on Carleton Drive after 10 p.m.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
• Crews keep Red Lake fire from expanding overnight

  Firefighting crews managed to keep an out-of-control forest fire from growing bigger in Northern Ontario.

  Weather

  Aug 14, 2020
• Son of longtime Winnipeg politician dies in Ontario fire

  Tyler Steek was the son of former Winnipeg city councillor Garth Steek, who held the River Heights-Fort Garry seat from 1995-2004.

  Feb 25, 2019
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• Put risky ice rescue courses on hold, jury at coroner’s inquest into firefighter deaths says

  Risky ice rescue courses that send firefighters and firefighting students into treacherous, fast-moving currents should be put on hold until they can be performed safely, a coroner's inquest into the deaths of two Ontario men recommended Thursday.

  Canada

  May 25, 2017
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• Burlington, Ont. rooftop fire sends smoke across QEW, forces ramp closure: OPP

  Provincial police say a raging fire is sending clouds of black smoke across the QEW in Burlington, Ont., forcing officials to shut down a ramp to the highway.

  Feb 10, 2017