Firefighters rescued a man who jumped from his balcony to an adjoining roof during a fire at an apartment complex in downtown Winnipeg on Sunday morning. The fire started just after 8:00 a.m. in a suite on the fourth floor of the high rise building on Donald Street near St. Mary’s Avenue. Thick smoke billowed […]

Last Saturday, a farmer and his family were devastated after a fire claimed the majority of their livestock on their dairy farm. Approximately 103 of their cattle were killed in the fire. The family was able to save 60 cows. Welden Plett told CBC News the fire began about 9:17am. The case of the fire […]

This weekend fire fighters in Winnipeg were kept busy in the early hours of Sunday when they responded to a couple of garage fires that broke out within an hour of each other. In the end, the flames had taken and destroyed both of the garages. Located at 46 Kate Street & in the East […]

Our 204 area code that’s defined this province for years now has it’s competition. Last November, our province introduced the prefix “4-3-1” was given out to new users signing up for phone service. We’re all being asked to start using all ten digits when dialing, instead of the usual seven. “It is really all about […]

Most companies in Winnipeg have fire extinguishers, and we find that many people have questions regarding fire extinguishers such as: Q. What is the clearance required in front of fire extinguishers? A. The NFPA does not have a specified area that must remain clear in front of fire extinguishers. NFPA 10 Standard for Portable fire […]

Power outages Early Sunday morning struck West Kildonan, East Kildonan, Garden City and River Heights. Hydro poles on Aberdeen caught fire and become unrepairable. This disrupted feeder lines that provided an abundant energy source for the surrounding areas. Approximately 8,000 Manitoba Hydro customers were without power from approximately 12am-1245pm March 31st due to the abrupt […]

Manitoba homes for people with disabilities have been affected due to changes in building code cause costs to skyrocket, community groups unable to foot bills. Manitoba houses destined for people with disabilities are sitting empty after the province adopted the National Building Code. The newly created building code requires commercial fire systems to be purchased […]

An owner of a southern Brazil Boate Kiss Nightclub regrets opening his business once a fire took the lives of 235 people. The accused deflected the blame to architects and safety inspectors. Elissandro Spohr blamed Sunday nights calamity on a, “Succession of errors made by the whole country.” The investigating police forces claim the blaze […]

A new study performed by Andrew Clement, co-founder of the Identity, Privacy and Security Institute and his graduate students found evidence that surveillance equipment in Toronto’s Eaton Centre and Square One did not fully comply with the necessary signage requirements of the federal Personal Information, Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) The information collected from […]

In the early morning on February 14th, 2013, at 55 Castlefall Grove N.E. just after 730am the house started to smoke.  A driver passing through the block noticed smoke coming from the house and decided to approach the house and to ring the door bell while calling 911. The homeowner and his two daughters, ages 19 […]