People who live in four units of a Coquitlam townhouse complex are spending the night out of their homes after a fire Saturday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Ogloff says the unit where the fire started is heavily damaged, and three other adjacent units have some minor smoke and fire damage. "Two people were taken to a nearby hospital, but they're … [Read more...]
Posters: Catching Fire, Evil Dead, Forgives
November 21, 2012 by
A couple of key one-sheet premieres today including an official motion poster for the much anticipated sequel "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" due for release this time next year, the first poster for the remake of "The Evil Dead" which states a bold claim up front - you will be scared sh*tless, and a beaten to a bloody pulp Ryan Gosling-centric … [Read more...]
Volunteers build fire victims new home
November 21, 2012 by
Firefighters, police and volunteers in Abbotsford are working to rebuild the home of an elderly couple who lost their home in a Remembrance Day fire. Bill Connor and his wife Annie are both in their 80's, and they didn't have insurance. The fire broke out around ten o' clock that morning, while the Connors were out having a cup of … [Read more...]
Burnaby car port fire not suspicious
November 18, 2012 by
Burnaby RCMP is now saying a fire Friday evening is not suspicious. Sergeant Jolaine Percival says video surveillance shows the fire may have been started by a light fixture. "The fire is still under investigation, we are still covering off some avenues of investigation at this time, but we're deeming it not as suspicious as it first was … [Read more...]
Large fire damages New Westminster apartment building
November 17, 2012 by
A large fire at a New Westminster apartment building this evening is now out. It happened at a five-storey apartment building at 8th and McBride Avenue. Fire Chief Tim Armstrong says crews were called out around 6 pm. "Initial crews found a suite with flames showing on the outside of the building, they quickly knocked down the fire in the suite … [Read more...]
Early morning fire in Richmond under investigation
November 12, 2012 by
An investigation is underway in Richmond following an early morning fire at a two-storey home near No. 5 Road and Cambie. Battalion Chief Richard Barnes says the fire took hours to extinguish. "The call came in at four in the morning. We wrapped up -- I mean, it's a lengthy process with spot fires -- but we wrapped up at about 10 o'clock." Four … [Read more...]
Fire destroys Abbotsford home
November 11, 2012 by
A morning fire has destroyed a home in Abbotsford on Downes Road near Ross Road. Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Adams says the fire started in the chimney and spread to the rest of the house. "The home is heavily damaged, and not sure if it's repairable or not. It took quite awhile to get it put out, but finally got into all the little void spaces and … [Read more...]
Warehouse fire in Vancouver
November 8, 2012 by
The Vancouver Fire Department is on scene at a warehouse fire in the 13 hundred block of South East Marine Drive. The fire has gone to a second alarm. The fire is kicking up a lot of heavy black smoke. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
RV fire causes injury
November 8, 2012 by
Abbotsford Fire-Rescue was called just after 7 pm Wednesday for a fire involving an R-V at Myrtle and Lefevre. Staff Sergeant Amar Kingra: "We responded to a report of a motor home on fire at the 27 thousand block of Myrtle Avenue. The motor home is completely destroyed. Upon arrival, after talking to family members, it appears there was some … [Read more...]
