The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating a fire at a dollar store in Listowel, in southwestern Ontario, that claimed the lives of two volunteer firefighters.
The blaze broke out around 3:30 p.m. at the Dollar Stop in the town's centre. Listowel Volunteer Fire Department members Raymond Walter, 30, and Kenneth Rea, 56, were killed when they entered the fire-engulfed store to search for any shoppers left inside.
A veteran Southfield firefighter continued to battle a blaze despite falling into the basement of Lathrup Village home Thursday morning.
FOX 2's Al Allen reports that Curtis Nelson walked into the home on the 18500 block of Glenwood and fell nearly 10 feet from the first floor and into the basement. Nelson, didn't sustain any major injuries and continued to battle the blaze before being pulled up.
A fire engine involved in a fatal collision with a van ran a red light, violating state law while on an emergency run, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The accident happened at around noon Wednesday at the intersection of Richmond Road and Burgher Avenue in Dongan Hills.
The FDNY truck from Ladder 81 was heading to a car fire on the Staten Island Expressway, with its siren on moments before the crash.
The van then made a left from Burgher onto Richmond, witness Ali Alsaede said. The fire truck then crashed into the van’s rear driver door.
