Fire News Headlines

Crews are making steady progress against a massive forest fire south of Sudbury, Ont., but the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said the situation won't be considered under control until the blaze is completely surrounded by fire crews.

Officials in Parry Sound insist that the town is safe and open for business as confusion mounts over a wildfire with the same name.

After the recent fire at Tim Hortons in Arthur, the MPP for Perth-Wellington is renewing his call to pass the Rea and Walter Act.

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources says firefighters "continue to make excellent progress" in tackling a massive forest fire known as Parry Sound 33 in the province's northeast.

An old wooden farmhouse was engulfed in flames around 3 a.m. on Wednesday.

BOWMANVILLE — St Marys Cement Bowmanville plant is helping Clarington battle future floods with a donation of equipment and a storage unit to the Clarington Fire Department.

Careless use of contraband cigarettes is a leading cause of fires, injuries—​even fatalities—in London, Ont. That's according to the London Fire Department, which began tracking fires related to contraband cigarettes this year. 

A large fire has destroyed a chicken barn north of Tavistock. Firefighters were called to Kraak Farms at Ebenezer Road and Highway 19 just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

SCUGOG — Mark Berney just shakes his head.

A second fire broke out at a hydro station in North York that was engulfed in flames and left thousands without power over the weekend.