Smoke Damage

• Home insurers aiming for ‘climate risk’ rating system to deal with extreme weather events

  Homeowners in Canada may be forced to 'absorb' more of the cost of flooding and other catastrophic climate-fueled extreme weather events.

  Weather

  Oct 3, 2023
  
• One person rescued from early morning fire at Vernon, B.C., apartment

  Deputy chief says firefighters received an incorrect address when firefighters received the call, adding about a minute to their response time.

  Fire

  Apr 6, 2023
  
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• 1 in hospital, people displaced after Christmas evening S.E. basement fire

  One person who was found in the smoking basement suite was sent to hospital in critical condition Christmas evening.

  Fire

  Dec 26, 2022
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• Edmonton family of 8 displaced by house fire

  A house fire this past week in Edmonton's southwest has a family with six kids out of their home. The blaze started in the garage and destroyed vehicles and family items.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2022
• No sour grapes: Hit hard by smoke damage, Okanagan winery looks to brighter future

  'While attempts to mitigate the impact of the contamination were tried, the results did not meet the winery’s quality standards,' the family said in a blog post.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 2022
• Oliver home severely damaged in fire

  It took two hours for fire crews to knock down flames engulfing an Oliver area home on Wednesday night. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  Fire

  Feb 24, 2022
• West Kelowna garage fire causes significant damage to home

  West Kelowna fire crews responded at around 11 Sunday morning to reports of a car fire extending into the garage in the Glenrosa neighbourhood.

  Environment

  Jan 9, 2022
• House fire in Belleville sends one to hospital; Kingston fire damage tops $500K

  One woman was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a house fire in Belleville, while damage to a vacant building in Kingston is estimated at half a million dollars.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2020
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• Vancouver firefighters battle two residential building blazes

  Two fires in Vancouver at almost the same time forced 45 people from their homes.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2020
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• 3 taken to hospital after fire rips through Kitsilano apartment building

  Dozens more were evacuated after a fire started outside a suite in the three-storey building, with flames spreading "very rapidly," a fire official said.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2019