Tag: London fires
London man charged with setting two fires Sunday: Police
A 43-year-old London man faces arson charges in a pair of fires Sunday in a neighbourhood near Greenway Park. London firefighters extinguished a fire outside a shed on Pinewood Drive at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, London police said. While crews were on scene they saw smoke coming from inside a nearby house and put that […]
‘One step forward and 50 back’: London woman’s home dream upended
Tanya Burke, a London woman who moved into an apartment in November after two years of living on the streets, hoped the Christmas holidays would be different this year. For three weeks, the 44-year-old was happy and grateful to have a roof over her head. She cleaned up her modest basement apartment in a multi-unit […]
Clubhouse fire ‘devastating setback’ for London Cricket Club
Cricket equipment and historical artifacts belonging to one of Ontario’s oldest cricket clubs were destroyed in a fire in a storage container at a sports field in north London. âThis is devastating for the whole London cricket community,â said Arun Jentrick, president of the London Cricket Club established in 1856. The club learned about the […]
One dead, one in custody in Hanover homicide investigation
One person is dead and another was in custody as police conducted a homicide investigation in Hanover.Â
East London fire displaces residents, causes $200K in damage
Six to eight people were displaced in a fire at an east London home that caused about $200,000 in damage, the London fire department says. Firefighters responded to a home on Hale Street, between Brydges Street and Beattie Avenue, in response to multiple 911 calls at 4 p.m. Thursday, the department said in a post […]
Fire-hit Wortley Village building needs engineer’s assessment: City hall
A historic Wortley Village building appears to have dodged a date with a wrecking ball.
Four people sent to hospital, three cats rescued in London house fire
Four people were taken to hospital after fire struck a home near the intersection of Hamilton and Egerton roads east of downtown London on Wednesday morning.
Man, 75, charged with arson in $2M Wortley Village fire
Police have charged a 75-year-old man with arson following a middle-of-the-night fire that caused $2-million damage to a historic building in London’s Wortley Village neighbourhood.
City hall details how much it cost to battle blaze on flaming train
London city hall billed nearly $22,000 to CPKC to recoup firefighting costs stemming from a dramatic train fire near the downtown core earlier this year, a new report by city staff says. Â
Flames shoot through roof of east London home as firefighters battle blaze
Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in east London on Friday that appeared to have also damaged two neighbouring houses.