A fire at a downtown Edmonton office building has displaced hundreds of Alberta government employees and crippled critical online industrial applications handled by government computer servers. According to Environment and Parks spokesperson Matt Dykstra, 465 government employees across five ministries have been moved to different offices, or are working from home while damage is being repaired.… Continue Reading »
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Ohotoks, AB, Canada – Fire at mattress store extinguished by sprinkler system
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Apartment building fire contained to single unit by sprinkler system
Victoria, BC, Canada – Fire in fifth floor hotel suite contained to room of origin by sprinkler system
Toronto, ON, Canada – Arson fire at historic building controlled by sprinkler system
Leamington, ON, Canada – Fire at food processing facility limited by sprinkler system
The Leamington Fire Department responded to a call at Top Line Farms, on the 500 block of Essex Road 18 around 6 p.m. Saturday. Flames were pouring through a large portion of an outside wall when fire crews arrived. Fire officials say the blaze appears to have been caused by an improperly discarded cigarette. … Continue Reading »
Port Alberni, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system confines restaurant fire to one room
Tilbury, ON, Canada – Industrial fire confined to point of origin by sprinkler system, Fire Chief says
Chatham-Kent firefighters tackled an industrial fire Saturday in Tilbury. Officials say they first got the call shortly before 4pm, on a report of an activated fire alarm at 28 Mill St. W. When firefighters arrived, they found the building filled with smoke and upgraded the call to a structure fire. … Continue Reading »
