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Yesterday morning an ammonia leak forced the evactuation of a business located on Chemin de la Côte de Liesse in Dorval. As firefighters arrived on scene they noticed a strong smell of ammonia in the air. The initiated a hazmat intervention. About 15 employees of the business were transported into a special...
At 4:00 am on June 3rd a 6 million dollar Vancouver home caught fire. The blaze at the corner of Angus and Granville was upgraded to a 3rd alarm in the first 10 min. Firefighters battled the fire for hours and two people were evacuated safely.
VFD firefighter had trouble gaining entry to the back lot of a Kia dealership on Marine Dr in Vancouver. A burning car was found behind the building and was put out quickly. Marine Dr was closed temporarily.
At 11 pm last Wednesday a tree on fire spread around a steep hill just south of the corner of SW Marine Dr and Stadium Rd at the UBC campus. Vancouver firefighters as well as BC wildfire information officers and paramedics were on scene in the first two hours. A coast guard hovercraft was dispatched and a helicopter...
On May 2nd a vacant 2 story house caught fire at the corner of Pacific and Bute in Vancouver BC. No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is unknown.
A fire broke out in a 3rd floor apartment on 19th Ave near Kingsway in Burnaby. A family stuck on the 3rd floor balcony was rescued using ladders.
At midnight on May 19th a fire started in a vacant house on 28th Ave at the corner of Kingsway in Vancouver. Reports were that the two neighboring houses were also catching on fire due to exposure. Firefighters battled the blaze over 5 hours. Nobody was hurt.
At 6:00 am on March 26 a fire broke out at a commercial building on Voyageur Way and Simpson Rd in Richmond BC. Blocked doors and unnapropriate stowage slowed down the fire crew's offensive attack. Flames spread inside the structure and through the roof within 30 minutes. Firefighters battled the 2 alarm blaze for...
At 8:00 on April 29 a fire broke out in a suite on the 9th floor of a residential building near Metrotown in Burnaby BC. Flames and dense smoke was seen coming out of the windows on a whole floor. The building located at Mckay and Kingsborough was evacuated and firefighters put out the 2 alarm blaze quickly. Multiple...
A huge fire broke out at a residential building under construction on May 3rd at 10:30 pm on Cambie Rd at Garden City Rd in Richmond BC. Firefighters kept battling the huge blaze overnight and Cambie Rd is open again to traffic. Nobody was hurt in the incident and the flames could be seen from tens of km away.
At 2:00 this morning a major fire broke out at a Delta mill at the corner of River Rd and Nordel Way. By 2:30 the fire assignment was upgraded to a 3rd alarm. Flames and smoke could be seen underneath the south end of the Alex Fraser Bridge. Firefighters are still battling the blaze 3 hours after its start. River Rd...
Burnaby fire dept fighting a fire at a recreation center in a highrise residential complex on Bellwood Ave.
Vancouver Fire Dept was called in for a structure fire on Kersland Dr on Friday night. Upon arrival a vacant house under renovation was fully involved. Crews took just over 30 min to put the blaze out.
At 6:30 this morning Surrey fire crews battled a house fire at the corner of 125th St and 94th Ave in Surrey, BC. Number of people were evacuated and two girls, 2 and 4 died in the following hours. A firefighter also remains in hospital. The RCMP is on scene investigating.
At 5h30 this morning multiple calls came in for a structure fire at the corner of Commercial and Frances in Vancouver. The fire started in a ground level suite but upon VFD\'s arrival it was seen coming out from the roof. At least 5 people including a small child were rescued from the second and third balcony of the...
At 5h30 this morning multiple calls came in for a structure fire at the corner of Commercial and Frances in Vancouver. The fire started in a ground level suite but upon VFD's arrival it was seen coming out from the roof. At least 5 people including a small child were rescued from the second and third balcony of...
At 2 am VFD received a call for a detached structure fire in the back alley between 13th and 14th ave just east of Knight st. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolvisual/sets/72157625064701798/
At 8 pm VFD received a call for a report of smoke at John St and 28th Ave. Upon arrival they found a grow operation in the basement of a house. 3 hours later at 11 pm the fire reignited to a 2nd alarm letting a dense smoke out of doors and windows.
