Three blazes keep London firefighters busy on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

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Damage due to a blaze at an industrial building in the city’s northwest end is pegged at $250,000, London Fire Department officials say. Just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, fire officials said in a statement on social media that crews were at the scene of a blaze at an industrial
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‘One step forward and 50 back’: London woman’s home dream upended

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Tanya Burke, a London woman who moved into an apartment in November after two years of living on the streets, hoped the Christmas holidays would be different this year. For three weeks, the 44-year-old was happy and grateful to have a roof over her head. She cleaned up her modest
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Clubhouse fire ‘devastating setback’ for London Cricket Club

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Cricket equipment and historical artifacts belonging to one of Ontario’s oldest cricket clubs were destroyed in a fire in a storage container at a sports field in north London. “This is devastating for the whole London cricket community,” said Arun Jentrick, president of the London Cricket Club established in 1856
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One dead, one in custody in Hanover homicide investigation

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One person is dead and another was in custody as police conducted a homicide investigation in Hanover. 
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Vehicle strikes building, gas leak leads to power shutdown: Fire officials

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A vehicle struck a building and caused a natural gas leak that led to power shutdowns near downtown London early Wednesday. The incident began at about 4:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Ridout Street North, officials the London Fire Department said in a statement posted to social media. Power
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Four people sent to hospital, three cats rescued in London house fire

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Four people were taken to hospital after fire struck a home near the intersection of Hamilton and Egerton roads east of downtown London on Wednesday morning.
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Fire causes $1M damage to historic Wortley Village building

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An overnight fire at a historic building in the heart of Wortley Village caused estimated $1-million damage. London firefighters responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a structure fire at building on Wortley Road, north of Bruce Street, where crews used two aerial ladders to douse the stubborn blaze, fire department
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Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land

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A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd
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Cat killed, damage pegged at $200K after fire at London home

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One cat is dead, and another one was rescued, after a house fire at a home in London’s south end on Sunday afternoon caused $200,000 damage, London Fire Department officials say. London firefighters and emergency crews responded to a blaze in the 400 block of Alston Road, near Nixon Avenue
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Flames shoot through roof of east London home as firefighters battle blaze

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Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in east London on Friday that appeared to have also damaged two neighbouring houses.
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Two suspects sought in probe of vehicle fire in London

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London police are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify two suspects at the scene of a vehicle fire early Friday. Before the fire near Commissioners Road and Highland Heights that broke out around 12:40 a.m., video surveillance showed two people in a vehicle pull into a
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London firefighters battle blaze that destroyed vacant building

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A late-night fire destroyed a vacant building in London, but firefighters protected a nearby home from damage.
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