The fire started early Labour Day Monday after a tree brought down powerlines near the Cascade Border crossing
The volunteer firefighter suffered a medical emergency after arriving to assist
It’s a first, deputy fire chief says
All injured firefighters are expected to survive
One boat has sunk, nearby resident says they heard an explosion ‘sounding like a cannon’
Incident happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday at Circle K on Departure Bay Road
PHOTOS: A grass fire went out of control in Montrose on Sunday
PHOTOS: A grass fire went out of control in Montrose on Sunday
Police are investigating, calling the fire ‘suspicious’
Call of trees on fire came into Kootenay Boundary fire department just before 1:30 a.m.
Ruth Kaspick’s couch cushions went up in flames when a smouldering heat pack was hit with oxygen
Ruth Kaspick’s couch cushions went up in flames when a smouldering heat pack was hit with oxygen
Fire department needed UTV to gain access because of Alpine Village location
Police say they have video evidence of a person in the area of the truck fires
On site caretaker remains ‘unaccounted for’
Two separate fires caused by cigarette butts were avoidable
