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Aug 7, 18 •
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Unattended cooking is being blamed as the cause of a $150,000 fire in Wallaceburg Monday night. Fire officials say the fire broke out in a multi-residential building late Monday evening. Crews arrived and saw thick smoke coming from the building. Firefighters...
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Aug 7, 18 •
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No one was injured on Sunday morning when an abandoned house in Moraviantown went up in flames. Fire officials say two stations responded to the call about 7 a.m. Sunday for a fire on 14527 River Line. The crews battled the heat to keep the fire from...
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Jul 24, 18 •
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Area residents who haven’t been able to enjoy open-air campfires the past two weeks are in luck as the fire ban in Chatham-Kent was lifted as of Monday afternoon. Chatham-Kent Fire Emergency Service (CKFES) officials were assessing the effect of rain on the...
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Jul 13, 18 •
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Effective immediately, Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services has declared an open-air fire ban within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent due to the lack of significant rainfall and forecasted hot dry conditions, along with the Provincial forest and...
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Jul 12, 18 •
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No one was injured in an early morning residential fire in Wallaceburg. Fire officials say crews responded about 3:30 a.m. to a call on Dufferen Avenue. When firefighters arrived, there were no visible signs of smoke, but discovered high heat and heavy smoke...
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May 30, 18 •
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Local firefighters had a busy night, fighting a pair of blazes. The first took place on Maynard Line in the former Harwich Township. Firefighters from stations 12 and 18 responded to a single family dwelling after receiving word of smoke inside the home...
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May 2, 18 •
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An early morning fire near Thamesville caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a vacant home. Firefighters got the call about 5 a.m. to attend 29525 Florence Road where a single family home was on fire. The home was unoccupied, fire officials said, and the...
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Mar 23, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent police remain on scene and the Office of the Fire Marshal has been called to investigate after a fire in Doverdoon Estates Thursday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., calls came in for a fire at Unit 4 of 393 Baldoon Rd. Firefighters arrived to see the...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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Local firefighters had a busy time of it last night, battling fires in Chatham and Wallaceburg. Both Chatham stations responded to a call about 5:30 p.m. for a fire at 41 Princess St. S. Crews arrived to find fire had broken out in the upper apartment....
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Mar 20, 18 •
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Many families, who were displaced after the fire at 800 Wallace St. in Wallaceburg on Sunday, are in desperate need of donations. Virginia Whitmarsh, a member of the Moose Lodge in Wallaceburg, is spearheading a donation drive to help out the families....
