Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Vancouver, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system controls hotel fire until crews arrive; No injuries reported June 17, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Six people have been displaced after a fire at the Rainier Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The single-room occupancy (SRO) unit on Carrall Street was evacuated around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, after some materials caught fire … Continue Reading ››
Other Business, Restaurant Vaughan, ON, Canada – Suspicious overnight fire at bakery is kept from spreading by sprinkler system June 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A bakery in Vaughan was heavily damaged in what appears to be a “suspicious” fire overnight. York Regional Police say there are circumstances around the fire that require further investigation. "It's being considered suspicious … Continue Reading ››
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Victoria, BC, Canada – Fire at cardboard recycling plant contained by sprinkler system June 12, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Victoria Fire Department crews kept a fire at a plant filled with cardboard to be recycled from spreading Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a structure fire call at Cascades Recovery in the 2800 block … Continue Reading ››
Other Business Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Sprinklers help extinguish truck fire inside building at mushroom farm June 11, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A truck caught fire inside inside a building at the Loveday Mushroom Farms in St. Boniface early Monday morning. There were no injuries in the fire, which happened at about 1:48 a.m. at 556 … Continue Reading ››
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Delta, BC, Canada – Fire in gymnasium storage area at elementary school contained with help from sprinklers June 4, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment An investigation is ongoing into what could have sparked an early Saturday morning fire at Delta Manor Education Centre in Ladner. Delta fire responded to the scene just before 3 a.m. Deputy chief Guy … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system stops high-rise balcony fire from entering building; No injuries reported May 7, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Several floors of a southwest Calgary apartment building were evacuated Saturday night after a fire broke out on an upper storey balcony. Around 9:30 p.m., the Calgary Fire Department responded to several calls regarding … Continue Reading ››
Other - Retail, Retail Langford, BC, Canada – Early morning fire at paint store controlled by sprinkler system April 26, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A Langford paint store has its sprinkler system to thank for putting a stop to what could have been a devastating blaze. Flames broke out at Cloverdale Paint on Langford Parkway at around 4 … Continue Reading ››
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Chilliwack, BC, Canada – Industrial machinery fire contained with help from sprinkler system April 25, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A two-alarm structure fire broke out in a Chilliwack industrial park last Friday morning. Chilliwack Fire Department crews from several fire halls were called out to Frontline Machinery Ltd at 43779 Progress Way. Fire … Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Alliston, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system helps extinguish intentionally-set fire at Walmart April 21, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The Walmart in Alliston will be open for business on April 21 after being closed since April 7 when a fire was set inside the store. “We are reopening the store tomorrow morning (April … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Halifax, NS, Canada – Suspicious fire in common area of 12-story apartment building extinguished by sprinkler system April 3, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Police are investigating two suspicious fires in just 10 days in a common room of a Dartmouth apartment building. The first fire was reported on March 18 at 5:37 p.m. A Halifax Regional Police … Continue Reading ››
