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Fire concerns over a proposed Tesla charging stations was brought up during a public hearing on Sept. 11.
Gazette file photo

Hazard concerns raised over Grand Forks charging stations

Fire breaks requested during public hearing over proposed Tesla stations

 

Spectators watch as a canoe passes during the Four Fires Festival on Vancouver’s False Creek, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Man suffers burns as boat fire erupts in Vancouver’s False Creek

2 boats damaged but remained afloat after blaze that appears to have been caused by cooking

 

The brush fire where the body was found was located at a homeless encampment, near the intersection of Hwy 97 and 48th Ave. (Jennifer Smith-Morning Star)

Body found in B.C. homeless fire

No criminality expected in brush blaze

 

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District issued an evacuation alert for Lee Creek Wednesday, Aug. 16, and urged vacationers in the North Shuswap to head home. (CSRD photo)

Wildfire prompts evacuation alert, North Shuswap vacationers urged to leave

Evacuation alert issued in response to Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District issued an evacuation alert for Lee Creek Wednesday, Aug. 16, and urged vacationers in the North Shuswap to head home. (CSRD photo)
Smoke from a Tarrys truck and trailer fire could be seen billowing for kilometres. Photo: Submitted

One man killed, another injured in two Tarrys area fires

A fire on McHardy Road in Shoreacres took the life of the home’s occupant Wednesday night

Smoke from a Tarrys truck and trailer fire could be seen billowing for kilometres. Photo: Submitted
Fire and rescue crews from Grand Forks and Greenwood battled A fire that ripped through the roof of an 11th Street home on Saturday night. There were no serious injuries reported and the family living in it escaped unscathed. Photo courtesy of Jim Runciman

Fire guts 11th Street home in Grand Forks

family left displaced from Saturday night blaze

Fire and rescue crews from Grand Forks and Greenwood battled A fire that ripped through the roof of an 11th Street home on Saturday night. There were no serious injuries reported and the family living in it escaped unscathed. Photo courtesy of Jim Runciman
The Castlegar Fire Department has put out two suspicious fires in two days. Photo: Betsy Kline

Castlegar Fire Department puts out second suspicious fire in two days

The fire was in a treed area near Connors Road Monday evening

The Castlegar Fire Department has put out two suspicious fires in two days. Photo: Betsy Kline
The boat was engulfed in flames at around 4:30 p.m on July 16, 2023. (Photo supplied by Liz Johnston)

‘Boats everywhere’: derelict vessels continue to pollute B.C. waters

Derelict vessel that caught fire after washing ashore on Denman Island just tip of a large iceberg

The boat was engulfed in flames at around 4:30 p.m on July 16, 2023. (Photo supplied by Liz Johnston)
A vehicle was destroyed by a powerful blast in the parking lot in the Willoughby Town Centre on Wednesday, July 26. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Large explosion rocks Lower Mainland shopping centre

Vehicle destroyed in morning blast in complex with nearby shops and a child care centre

A vehicle was destroyed by a powerful blast in the parking lot in the Willoughby Town Centre on Wednesday, July 26. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)
A fire on Chilliwack Lake Road, as it began Thursday afternoon. (Gena Phillips/Submitted)

BC Wildfire responding with air support to out-of-control fire in Chilliwack

Chilliwack Lake Road closed as crews battle blaze that started late Thursday afternoon

A fire on Chilliwack Lake Road, as it began Thursday afternoon. (Gena Phillips/Submitted)
The charred tour bus smoulders on Hwy 16 near Skeena West after a midday fire on July 16 that left 37 international tourists stranded. There were no injuries and the Thornhill Fire Department was quick to respond, helping passengers get back on the road within seven hours. (Thornhill Fire Department photo)
The charred tour bus smoulders on Hwy 16 near Skeena West after a midday fire on July 16 that left 37 international tourists stranded. There were no injuries and the Thornhill Fire Department was quick to respond, helping passengers get back on the road within seven hours. (Thornhill Fire Department photo)
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has arrested a man after a string of early morning fires. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Man charged after string of fires targeting Vernon businesses

Roman Roy Ooley, 34, has been charged with three counts of arson

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has arrested a man after a string of early morning fires. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Mike Bell and his son Travis were sleeping when a fire broke out in their house. They lost everything. (GoFundMe)

Off-duty Mountie saves three from burning home in Lake Cowichan

Three adults sleeping inside had no idea their house was ablaze

Mike Bell and his son Travis were sleeping when a fire broke out in their house. They lost everything. (GoFundMe)
Screenshot of YouTube video of gender reveal blaze being extinguished, uploaded by Rob Iezzi. (Rob Iezzi/Youtube)

Gender reveal party ‘explodes’ into wildfire near Oliver

Good Samaritans jumped into action to put out the growing blaze on Mount Baldy

Screenshot of YouTube video of gender reveal blaze being extinguished, uploaded by Rob Iezzi. (Rob Iezzi/Youtube)
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PHOTOS: Suspicious fire destroys multiple Vernon businesses

Fire crews remain on scene battling the blaze, power out for hundres, air quality concerns

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Vernon Fire crews are battling a downtown blaze affecting multiple structures. (City of Vernon/Facebook)

UPDATE: Vernon fire crews battling downtown blaze affecting multiple structures

On top of an apartment evacuated and the area blocked off, 932 BC Hydro customers without power

Vernon Fire crews are battling a downtown blaze affecting multiple structures. (City of Vernon/Facebook)
(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Cat saved from burning home in Kelowna

Fire broke out at Columbus Gardens townhome around 1p.m.

(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
A fire in the early morning hours of June 10 has evacuated more than 200 Maple Ridge residents. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

VIDEO: 200 people displaced after large fire in downtown Maple Ridge

Cash donations are the preferred method of giving back, according to Canadian Red Cross

A fire in the early morning hours of June 10 has evacuated more than 200 Maple Ridge residents. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
A fence and some vegetation went up in flames in the 100-block of West Seymour Street, near Victoria Street West, at about 10:30 p.m. on May 16, 2023. (Reeve Harrison/Facebook)

String of suspicious fires continues in Kamloops

May 16 blaze was 20th in past two months

  • May 18, 2023
A fence and some vegetation went up in flames in the 100-block of West Seymour Street, near Victoria Street West, at about 10:30 p.m. on May 16, 2023. (Reeve Harrison/Facebook)
Firefighters spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning battling a fire in the Port McNeill's wood burl. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue/Facebook)

World’s largest wood burl burns on Vancouver Island

Cause of fire still under investigation

Firefighters spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning battling a fire in the Port McNeill's wood burl. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue/Facebook)