Vancouver Island Fire
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More firefighters on the way to fight the Cameron Bluffs wildfireThe B.C. Ministry of Transportation said a detour from Port Alberni in place due to the Highway 4 wildfire closure, will also be closed from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday.FireJun 9, 2023
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Gas station attendee pulls woman, dog from burning car in Comox, witness saysThe fire ignited sometime around 7 p.m. at an Esso station on Anderton Road on Saturday.FireMay 21, 2023
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Wildfire burning 4.5 km from Ladysmith, B.C. grows to 20 hectaresThe fire was burning west, away from Ladysmith and no structures were immediately threatened, but crews were on alert due to its proximity to the city.FireAug 19, 2021
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Vancouver Island 18-year-old dies in fire after warning other residents to get outRCMP say the 18-year-old victim alerted other residents to the fire, but didn't make it out of the home herself.NewsJun 10, 2021
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One person dies following New Year’s Eve apartment fire in DuncanCrews were called to a four-storey building in the 2500-block of Lewis Street just before 1 p.m. and saw flames shooting from the top floor suite on the east side.Jan 1, 2021
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Vancouver Island’s ‘fog zone’ to lose campfire exemption during burn bansThe so-called "fog zone" covers a two-kilometre strip of land along the outer coast of Vancouver Island from Port Renfrew to Port Hardy.CanadaApr 8, 2019
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1 dead after Esquimalt apartment building fireThe fire broke out just before 4 p.m. and forced multiple units to respond.FireApr 7, 2019
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Large Duncan apartment fire sends 13 to hospital Sunday morningFirefighters said the blaze began on the ground floor and spread up through balconies on all four floors.Jun 3, 2018
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70-year-old man dies after Cumberland fire destroys three housesThe fire moved so quickly that two homes were already engulfed in flames and had spread to a third house by the time crews arrived shortly after 3 a.m.Dec 10, 2017
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