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Unattended cooking still the leading cause of fires in London

Unattended cooking still the leading cause of fires in London cbc.ca

Scugog Fire Department seeks home escape heroes

Scugog Fire Department seeks home escape heroes durhamregion.com

Fire code violations lead to nearly $10,000 in fines in Port Colborne

Fire code violations lead to nearly $10,000 in fines in Port Colborne

Woman injured, dog dies in Wellington Street South fire

A woman was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a multiple-alarm fire on Wellington Street South overnight. Several people and dogs were rescued by firefighters.

2 injured, including firefighter, in Parkdale rooming house fire

Toronto firefighters say two people were injured in an early morning fire at a Parkdale rooming house Saturday.

Chatham-Kent mayor declares localized state of emergency amid flood fears

LIGHTHOUSE COVE — With a massive ice jam clogging the mouth of the Thames River, backing up water, Chatham-Kent desperately needs help from Mother Nature this weekend to avoid widespread flooding.
 But that relief doesn’t appear to be in the cards

Scugog to seek province's help to recoup costs of attending accident scenes

SCUGOG — Scugog will now be able to turn to the province for help in recovering some of the costs associated with attending accidents on roadways across the township.

Uxbridge Fire steps up enforcement of fire code violations

UXBRIDGE — Residents without a working fire alarm can expect to face a fine as the fire department steps up fire code enforcement.

Fire at Scarborough recreation centre was accidental: OFM

A stubborn fire at a Scarborough recreation centre that took crews 36 hours to fully extinguish was caused by some sort of electrical issue, investigators with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal have determined.

Mystery explosion damages 22 homes in Caledon

Nearly two dozen homes were damaged after one fatal incident Sunday near Toronto.