House fire

Former North Vancouver councillor Bob Fearnley and his daughter Gayle were killed in a house fire Feb. 9, 2022. From left to right: Bob, Paolo, Gayle, Via and Bob Fearnley Sr. (Submitted photo)

Former North Vancouver councillor, daughter killed in house fire

Bob Fearnley remembered as doting family man and pillar of community

  • Feb 16, 2023

 

Firefighters and RCMP officers are seen outside a house where two people died in an early morning fire, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Flags in the City of North Vancouver are at half-mast to mark a former councillor’s death in the house fire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

North Vancouver mayor says former councillor and his daughter killed in house fire

Several other family members were able to escape fatal early-morning blaze

 

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Two people have died in a house fire in North Vancouver. A statement from North Vancouver RCMP says the blaze engulfed the single family home at about 3 a.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP say man and woman killed as fire sweeps through North Vancouver home

Blaze engulfed the single-family home at about 3 a.m. Thursday

 

Crews from the Chilliwack Fire Department had difficulty accessing this house on Reece Avenue (pictured on Oct. 26) which went up in flames on Oct. 25, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack firefighters faced ‘several challenges’ in vacant house blaze: fire official

Fire happened on Reece Avenue in Chilliwack; is under investigation

Crews from the Chilliwack Fire Department had difficulty accessing this house on Reece Avenue (pictured on Oct. 26) which went up in flames on Oct. 25, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
(Neil Corbett/The News)

VIDEO: Crews fighting Maple Ridge house fire where there’s ammunition inside

Home is in the 22500-block of 123rd Avenue

(Neil Corbett/The News)
Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2107. Three children and two adults have died after an early-morning fire at a home in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say the house fire at Conestoga Drive and Sutter Avenue broke out around 2 a.m. today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

‘Absolutely tragic’: 3 children, 2 adults dead after Brampton, Ont., house fire

Third adult sent to a trauma centre, where they are in critical condition.

Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2107. Three children and two adults have died after an early-morning fire at a home in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say the house fire at Conestoga Drive and Sutter Avenue broke out around 2 a.m. today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
There was a second fire at a vacant house in WIlloughby Monday night, March 21. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Tines)

VIDEO: Second fire at same house in one day

Cause of blaze at vacant two-storey structure under investigation

There was a second fire at a vacant house in WIlloughby Monday night, March 21. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Tines)
Langley Township Fire Department was called to a boarded up home at 206th Street and 71B Avenue Monday, March 21, 2022. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Boarded up Langley house site of Monday afternoon fire call

Township firefighters and police went to the fire at 71B Avenue and 206th Street

Langley Township Fire Department was called to a boarded up home at 206th Street and 71B Avenue Monday, March 21, 2022. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Crews were called to a house fire in Langley at 30th Avenue and 240th Street on Friday, April 2, 2021. It was reported around 3 a.m by a local firefighter who was driving to the scene of a motor vehicle crash. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

‘Windows from the house were blown clear’: Langley firefighter

Investigators have yet to confirm cause of April 2 fire in rural area

Crews were called to a house fire in Langley at 30th Avenue and 240th Street on Friday, April 2, 2021. It was reported around 3 a.m by a local firefighter who was driving to the scene of a motor vehicle crash. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Crews were called to a house fire in Langley at 30th Avenue and 240th Street on Friday, April 2, 2021. It was reported around 3 a.m by a local firefighter who was driving to the scene of a motor vehicle crash. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

House fire reported by Langley firefighter driving to crash scene

Blaze was reported around 3 a.m. on Friday

Crews were called to a house fire in Langley at 30th Avenue and 240th Street on Friday, April 2, 2021. It was reported around 3 a.m by a local firefighter who was driving to the scene of a motor vehicle crash. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Maple Ridge firefighters were called to a house fire in the 11900 block of Stephens Street on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 around 9 p.m., where they discovered a woman and her dog deceased in the home. (Curtis Kreklau/Special to The News)

VIDEO: Woman and dog found dead after Maple Ridge house fire

RCMP are investigating

Maple Ridge firefighters were called to a house fire in the 11900 block of Stephens Street on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 around 9 p.m., where they discovered a woman and her dog deceased in the home. (Curtis Kreklau/Special to The News)
Firefighters were dispatched to a Willoughby home at 86th Avenue and 205B Street just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

20 firefighters battle overnight Willoughby house fire that spread to neighbouring home

No injuries were reported, a cause is not yet known

Firefighters were dispatched to a Willoughby home at 86th Avenue and 205B Street just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Andy Hewitson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
South Langley resident Kim Lennon and family lost everything in the Dec. 26 fire that destroyed their home in the 2000 block of 200th Street (Curtis Kreklau/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley’s Boxing Day fire victims find new home

‘’We just want to pay it forward’ says Kim Lennon

South Langley resident Kim Lennon and family lost everything in the Dec. 26 fire that destroyed their home in the 2000 block of 200th Street (Curtis Kreklau/Special to Langley Advance Times)
One-third of Christmas tree fires start in January, according to the National Fire Protection Association. (Unsplash photo)

Christmas tree still up? So is your fire risk

Dry Christmas trees pose fire hazard, fire safety experts warn B.C. residents

One-third of Christmas tree fires start in January, according to the National Fire Protection Association. (Unsplash photo)
A fire that destroyed the home where Kim Lennon lived, also took the life of her two dogs, Luna (left) and Bullet. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley’s Boxing Day fire victims thank all who helped

‘They’re wonderful,’ says Kim Lennon

A fire that destroyed the home where Kim Lennon lived, also took the life of her two dogs, Luna (left) and Bullet. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
A building at Lougheed Highway and Old Dewdney Trunk Road caught fire in Maple Ridge. (Maple Ridge files)

Building at Lougheed Highway and Old Dewdney Trunk Road catches fire on Christmas Eve

No reports of injuries while the cause of a Pitt Meadows blaze is still be investigated

A building at Lougheed Highway and Old Dewdney Trunk Road caught fire in Maple Ridge. (Maple Ridge files)
Township firefighters were called to the 25200-block of 16 Ave. in Aldergrove on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 around 11:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a mobile home fire. (Curtis Kreklau/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: 40 firefighters battle blaze in Aldergrove, one person treated for minor burns

Firefighters reported to mobile home fire Monday night

Township firefighters were called to the 25200-block of 16 Ave. in Aldergrove on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 around 11:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a mobile home fire. (Curtis Kreklau/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Madison Place was the scene of a fire on Friday, July 17, that displaced all the residents. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)

Langley fires prompt warning about balcony and deck fires

Langley Township has tips to stay safer in outdoor spaces that can be the scene of fires

Madison Place was the scene of a fire on Friday, July 17, that displaced all the residents. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
Boo is the five-year-old cat of the Hildebrandt family who lived at Madison Place which was damaged by fire on Friday, July 17. (Hildebrandt Facebook photo)

Residents concerned for pets at Langley condo fire site

Animal welfare groups are able to help residents who are looking for their family pets

Boo is the five-year-old cat of the Hildebrandt family who lived at Madison Place which was damaged by fire on Friday, July 17. (Hildebrandt Facebook photo)
Langley Township firefighters responded to a blaze in Willoughby early Thursday morning. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Services)

VIDEO: Fire guts boarded-up Langley home

An early morning blaze struck a house in Willoughby

  • Feb 27, 2020
Langley Township firefighters responded to a blaze in Willoughby early Thursday morning. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Services)
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