Apr 11, 2023
As firefighters continued their search Monday to find victims of a fatal fire in Old Montreal, the city’s mayor, Valérie Plante, called on the Quebec government and Airbnb to work more closely with the municipality to crack down on illegal short-term rentals.
The body of one victim was recovered yesterday from the rubble of the multi-unit heritage building ravaged by fire on Thursday. Six other people are still missing.
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Mar 14, 2023
More than 110 volunteer and composite fire departments throughout B.C. will receive their share of $6.3 million for equipment and training to bolster firefighting response to make people and communities safer.
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Mar 14, 2023
Fire department inspectors are cracking down on people who violate rules on lithium ion batteries.
These batteries are blamed for causing an increasing number of fires.
The FDNY conducted a joint operation at five locations in Manhattan earlier this week where they found rows of batteries being charged on wooden shelves.
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Mar 14, 2023
Firefighters in Hong Kong are battling a huge blaze at a high-rise building under construction in the Kowloon district, which has forced the evacuation of some nearby apartment blocks.
It eventually escalated to the fourth level of severity on a five-point scale and about 130 people living in three buildings nearby were evacuated early on Friday amid concerns the fire might spread.
Multiple floors of the structure – including scaffolding – were on fire and burning debris floated in the air. Some fell to the ground.
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Mar 14, 2023
The risk of fire hazard is increasing by the day as buildings as tall as 10-12 storeys are being built without adhering to the Building Code while ignoring fire safety plans in all the urban centres across the country, including Dhaka.
The high-rise structures around the country lack proper arrangement of extinguishing systems such as stairs and exit paths, fire elevators, fire doors, fire detectors, fire sprinklers, fire suppression systems etc. Those buildings without basic fire safety plans are being used for commercial and other purposes without any type of occupancy certificate.
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Mar 14, 2023
A lithium-ion battery sparked yet another fast-moving fire, this one in New York City on Sunday, leveling a supermarket and neighboring laundromat, authorities said.
Firefighters had water on five-minute-old flames inside Concourse Food Plaza, about 2 miles north of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, but the blaze was already out of control, officials said.
An electric mobility device, possibly an e-bike powered by a lithium-ion battery, is blamed for the five-alarm fire, which was touched off at 10:40 a.m. ET.
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Mar 14, 2023
When firefighters battle a blaze in a rugged, mountainous region, one of their biggest challenges is simply staying in touch. Their handheld radios often don’t stay connected to each other, and many fire crews lack simple, off-the-shelf solutions, such as the portable systems the U.S. armed forces use to set up a communication network in places where infrastructure is lacking.
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Mar 14, 2023
At least 10 passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando were taken to hospitals after a battery fire forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Jacksonville on Wednesday, officials said.
A battery had ignited in an overhead compartment, but flight crew members and passengers, including a retired firefighter, were able to put it out before firefighters arrived, he said.
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Mar 14, 2023
The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study.
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Mar 14, 2023
Two million air fryers are being recalled due to faulty wires causing them to catch fire. Even if your air fryer is not among them, there are still ways it can become a fire hazard. Western Mass News is getting answers from the West Springfield Police Department which recently responded to a fire started by that popular kitchen appliance.
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