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CTV News
an hour ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Quebec lifts ban on open fires in forests
The Ministry of Public Safety lifted the ban on open fires in or near forests. The measure had been in effect since Wednesday in regions north of Quebec City. Open fires were prohibited in certain areas of Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie. The ban was lifted at 8 p.m. on Friday. The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) reported on Saturday that there were no active forest fires in Quebec's intensive protection zone. Since the start of the protection season, 104 fires have affected 105.8 hectares in the intensive zone, according to SOPFEU. 'The average for the last 10 years on the same date is 195 fires affecting 253.8 hectares of forest,' SOPFEU said in a news release. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French May 31, 2025.
CTV News
an hour ago
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- CTV News
Abandoned home burns down in Wolfville, N.S.
Atlantic Watch Emergency personnel responded to an abandoned house that burned down in Wolfville, N.S., Friday night.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Urbana Fire Department responds to house fire
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Roughly 20 Urbana Fire Department personnel responded to a house fire Friday evening. At approximately 6:27 p.m., the Urbana Fire Department responded to the report of a working structure fire in the 1700 block of E Mumford Drive. Engine 252 was the first unit to arrive on scene. Urbana man charged with hate crime on U of I campus following erratic behavior Upon arrival, firefighters came across active flames on the outside of the residence. The occupant of the house was trying to put out the fire with a garden hose. Fire crews immediately began extinguishing efforts on the exterior of the home. All of the residents safely left the building before the department arrived on scene. According to Deputy Chief Steve Doggett, approximately 20 department personnel members responded to this incident. The firefighters worked quickly to put out the fire, perform a thorough search of the house, check for fire extension into the interior and attic, and secure all utilities. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes of firefighter arrival. No injuries were reported in this incident. Additionally, an investigation done by the Urbana Fire Department's Fire Investigation Team determined the cause of the fire to be accidental. Damage estimates are still pending at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
4 hours ago
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- CBC
Yellowhead County issues 2nd wildfire evacuation order
More Yellowhead County residents had to leave their homes Friday, after the county issued a new wildfire evacuation order for two communities and expanded an existing order. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. MT Friday, the county told people living in the communities of Mercoal and Robb — each roughly 240 kilometres west of Edmonton — they have to flee. An out-of-control fire, that spanned 400 hectares around 9 p.m. MT Friday, burns just west of the communities, according to Alberta Wildfire's dashboard. Firefighters have finished installing a sprinkler protection system in Mercoal and are setting up sprinklers in Robb and Peers, according to a Facebook post from Yellowhead County Saturday morning. The hamlet of Peers was affected by a separate evacuation order Thursday, because of a wildfire just south of the community, about 100 kilometres northeast of the Mercoal fire. WATCH | The fire weather pattern everyone is watching: The fire weather pattern everyone is watching 2 days ago Duration 1:41 It's still May, and wildfire season across the Prairies is already off to a dangerous and fast-moving start. Meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains how extreme heat, and gusty winds are creating a perfect storm for fire growth — with no rain in sight. But on Friday evening, the county had to expand the area affected by that order because the fire had grown to 1,400 hectares as of 9 p.m., the wildfire dashboard shows. The map suggests the fire has blocked off part of Highway 32 that connects to Highway 16, a major thoroughfare that runs from Jasper, Alta., through Edmonton, to Lloydminster, Alta. Anyone living 1.6 kilometres — one mile — west of Highway 32 and north to McLeod River has to leave, the updated order says. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, 61 total active wildfires are burning throughout Alberta, the wildfire dashboard shows. About 60 per cent are out of control.
CTV News
5 hours ago
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Firefighters quickly contain Orléans garage fire before it could spread
Firefighters extinguished a fire inside the garage of a home in the 6000 block of Nuggett Drive in Orléans Friday evening. (Jean Lalonde/Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa firefighters were quick to contain a Friday night fire inside a home in Orléans. The Ottawa Fire Services say they received a 911 call from a neighbour reporting a garage fire in the 6000 block of Nuggett Drive at approximately 7:33 p.m. Firefighters arrived on scene about three minutes later and found smoke and flames coming from the garage of the two-storey townhome, Ottawa fire said in a news release. Crews initiated a 'fast attack' on the flames and advanced a hose line through the structure. A search of the home found that all residents had evacuated. 'The flames were extinguished, and the fire was contained to the garage before it could spread inside or to the attached unit,' Ottawa Fire Services said. The fire was declared under control shortly after 7:45 p.m., about nine minutes after crews arrived on scene. High-pressurized fans were used to ventilate smoke out of the garage in the home. Ottawa fire says the homeowner will not be displaced from the fire. There were no reported injuries.
