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  HALIFAX -- Residents of two buildings are being evacuated, and others were asked to shelter in place after a gas leak on Dutch Village Road Sunday morning. According to Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, a vehicle hit a gas meter on the building at 3501 Dutch Villaeg Rd., causing the gasline to break. Halifax Regional Police says the situation has now been resolved, and normal traffic has resumed. Repair crews remain on scene. Kevin Corkum, activing divisional commanding corporal for Halifax Fire says evacuation buses were on scene, and residents of two buildings evacuated. Other re...

Posted: Apr 03, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 3 A firefighter in Jefferson, Ore., uses a thermal imaging camera to check for fire hidden underground in this 2009 file photo. (erikjohnphotography/Shutterstock) comments When it comes to firefighting equipment it's easy to think of the big things — fire engines, hoses and ladder trucks. But a hand-held device is one of the biggest lifesavers in firefighting. Thermal imaging cameras detect differences in temperature and display them on its screen. They allow firefighters to spot people by body heat. The cameras can see through smoke...

Posted: Feb 14, 2021 1:39 PM AT | Last Updated: February 14 Halifax Fire crews responded to the Tufts Cove station on Sunday.(Dave Irish/CBC) Five people were taken to hospital after a fire Sunday at Nova Scotia Power's Tufts Cove station in Dartmouth. The incident was related to the release of ash from the boiler within the facility. It involved three contractors and two employees, Mark Sidebottom, CEO of Nova Scotia Power said in a statement. All five people involved were taken to hospital for assessment, and were released Sunday evening. Pat Kline, acting district chief with Halifax Fi...

Posted: Jan 31, 2021 4:36 PM AT | Last Updated: January 31 The Adelaide is a care home for seniors in Waverley, N.S.(Robert Guertin/CBC) An unlicensed seniors' home on the outskirts of Halifax is closing permanently and has notified residents they have one month to move out. Since at least 2016, officials with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency have asked the owners of Adelaide Senior Care Home in Waverley, N.S., to update their building to meet the standards expected of a care home. Owner Jody Munn said the home hasn't turned a profit since he bought it in 2015, and the necessary upgrades ...

  HALIFAX -- Forecasters are calling for a wet and windy Christmas Day across the Maritimes, with the kind of wind that could lead to power outages. In the sheltered wharf at Fisherman’s Cove, the boats sit calmly at their berth. Further out at the mouth of Halifax Harbour, conditions are rougher and windier. A Christmas Day storm is expected to rile up the surf even more. “When the storm comes across the province, we’ll be monitoring it, the intensity and severity, and any changes, for example, excessive power outages,” says Roy Hollett, Halifax Fire deputy chief. Western Nov...