Tag: London fire department
Man swings bat at woman in parking lot rampage: London police
A Dorchester man faces assault, threat and impaired charges after a parking lot clash on Wellington Road, London police say.
London firefighters battle two early-morning blazes
Two fires just south of downtown London caused thousands of dollars in damages Sunday morning, one deemed an accident while the other is considered suspicious. In a series of public updates beginning at 7 a.m., officials with the London Fire Department described that crews were on scene at a home on 101 Adelaide St. S. […]
London firefighters battle blaze that destroyed vacant building
A late-night fire destroyed a vacant building in London, but firefighters protected a nearby home from damage.
Viral London train fire sparks many questions. Here are the key ones
An investigation is underway into a Sunday evening freight train fire in the city’s core that caused about $35,000 damage to five rail cars and a downtown building and lit up social media. But it remains to be seen what sparked the blaze, an occurrence that happens about once a week on average in Canada. […]
Viral London train fire sparks many questions. Here are the key ones
An investigation is underway into a Sunday evening freight train fire in the city’s core that caused about $35,000 damage to five rail cars and a downtown building and lit up social media. But it remains to be seen what sparked the blaze, an occurrence that happens about once a week on average in Canada. […]
SEE IT: Flaming train speeds through London, flooding 911 with calls
Stunned onlookers flooded 911 with calls late Sunday as a train engulfed in flames travelled across London, a spectacular scene that ended with no injuries. London Fire Department officials say the emergency calls from residents in west London began at 10:49 p.m. as the eastbound five-car train crossed the city with flames shooting from it. […]
Core-area building evacuated after gas line severed: London firefighters
Several people were forced out of a building after a gas line was severed near downtown London Tuesday morning, London Fire Department officials say.
Police officer at fault in crash with cyclist won’t face charges: SIU
A London police officer who struck a cyclist while making “an ill-advised left turn” will not face a criminal charge, the province’s police watchdog said Friday. The 54-year-old male cyclist suffered a broken nose and left orbital bone in the crash on Dec. 7, 2023. The cyclist was travelling north on William Street and had […]
Firefighters make second-floor rescue in $400K apartment blaze
One person was hospitalized and 10 people were forced out of their homes after fire did an estimated $400,000 damage to an apartment building southeast of downtown on Thursday evening. Firefighters rescued at least one person from a second-floor apartment, London Fire Department officials say. Fire officials said it was just after 7 p.m. when […]
One person unaccounted for after late-night fire at core-area home
One person was unaccounted for Sunday morning as police and fire crews investigated a nighttime blaze at a home on Becher Street, just west of the city’s downtown. Firefighters and police were called to a working fire at yellow-brick duplex at 33 Becher Street at about 10:55 p.m. Saturday. The residential street, between Horn Street […]