SEE IT: Raging fire hits London house; six students escape unharmed

Witnesses recalled a “massive” fire that tore through an east London house late Monday, startling neighbours and sending six student-tenants scrambling to safety. London Fire Department officials say they were called to the fire at 948 Prosperity Court just after 11:30 p.m. Monday – with video from the scene, obtained by The Free Press, showing […]

Two Bruce County residents charged in fatal crash in November

Two Bruce County residents have been charged in relation to a collision in northern Huron County that claimed the life of a Brockton resident in early November.  Just after midnight on Nov. 5, Huron County OPP were called along with Huron County Paramedic Services and the Howick Fire Department to the collision involving a passenger […]

London police probe ‘serious’ crash involving car, motorcycle

London police say they’re investigating a “serious” crash involving a motorcycle and a car on Saturday evening. Police say the crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Oxford Street East and Wethered Street, which is a few blocks west of the Oxford-Highbury Avenue intersection. A photo posted to social media by the London Fire Department shows […]

Kincardine fire department called to 2 fires over 24-hour period

Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services (KFES) is pushing emergency preparedness after responding to two fire calls over the Easter holiday weekend. “The weekend’s events really highlight the importance of being prepared for emergency situations,” said Matt Cottrill, acting fire chief for KEFS, in an April 3 news release. “Preparation can include checking those extension cords […]

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Hanover

A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Hanover on Saturday afternoon.  The Hanover Police Service and Hanover Fire Department responded to the collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV on 10th Street near 22nd Avenue, Hanover Police Chief Chris Knoll said in a post on X.  A 34-year-old Hanover […]

New thermal camera could be firefighting ‘game changer’

Owen Sound firefighters tested a prototype portable, helmet-mounted thermal imaging camera with heads-up display in a smoke-filled house Thursday afternoon. Firefighters and the designers watched a livestream on a monitor nearby of what firefighters were seeing inside the abandoned house along Highway 26, which the department uses for practice. The camera saw through smoke and […]