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HEADLINES
Person seen running from fire
May 20, 2008, Ottawa - The conversation with the man in a burning shirt was brief. "I know," the young man replied as he was running past a neighbour who pointed out his shirt was trailing smoke. As The Calgary Herald reports, a fire that destroyed a boat, trailer and motor home is suspicioius. READ MORE
Hydrants shut off at "odd" blaze
May 20, 2008, Ottawa - Ottawa firefighters were wondering why multiple hydrants were shut off on Johnston Road as they were attempting to fight an "odd" blaze at a south-side recycling plant this weekend. The Ottawa Citizen reports. READ MORE
Health Canada issues fire warning
May 20, 2008 - Consumers should stop wearing seven varieties of viscose scarves sold at Ten Thousand Villages stores across Canada after testing revealed they could be fire hazards, Health Canada has warned. Canwest New Service reports. READ MORE
Poverty contributing to fire-lighting culture
May 20, 2008, Winnipeg - Fire engine R6, its lights flashing, hurtles down historic Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg's north end, leaving a cloud of dust and a fading siren in its wake. It's 11:30 p.m. in Winnipeg's arson zone, and as far as fires go, this one is prosaic: a commercial garbage bin filled with broken plywood spewing flames two metres into the night sky. The Globe and Mail reports on Winnipeg's culture of fire lighting. READ MORE
Alberta firefighters contain massive blaze
May 19, 2008, Edmonton - Residents of an Alberta community were able to return to their homes Monday after fire crews contained a blaze that threatened to consume their community just one day earlier, CTV reports. READ MORE
Renters homeless after apartment fire
May 19, 2008, Calgary - Forty-six people left homeless after a fire broke out in a southeast apartment building spent the weekend moving their salvageable possessions out of the charred remains. The Calgary Herald reports. READ MORE
Third body found at fire scene
May 19, 2008, Toronto - Police say a fire that ripped through an apartment in Toronto on Sunday is part of a suspected double murder-suicide. The Toronto Star reports. READ MORE
House fire kills three
May 19, 2008, Cormorant, Man. - A deadly fire ripped through a log house in the northwestern Manitoba community of Cormorant, killing the woman who rented the home, her son-in-law and her baby grandson.
Forest fires burn across Manitoba
May 18, 2008, Winnipeg - A fierce wind continued to wreak havoc yesterday on several forest fires in southern Manitoba. The Winnipeg Sun reports on efforts to control the blazes. READ MORE
More families set to evacuate
May 18, 2008, Edmonton - A wildfire that continues to burn 110 km northeast of Edmonton has destroyed two homes and forced more than a hundred people to flee the area. The Edmonton Sun reports. READ MORE
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