$100,000 in fire damages
Hay River’s fire chief estimates that $100,000 worth of damage was done to a local recreational machine dealership after a fire started in the shop.
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Dry weather produces fire ban in Hay River
The summer is coming and with very little rain in the forecast of an already dry spring the danger for a fire has reached an extreme. The Town of Hay River has issued a fire ban effective immediately for the town that includes campfires and backyard fire pits. The release states that the ban will [...]
Teens lauded as lifesavers
Two Hay River teens are credited by the RCMP for putting out a house fire on Porrit Place on Saturday. Scott Heron, 18 and Brendan Look, 17, were walking walking by the two-storey house at around 9 p.m. when they saw the flame, coming from the stove in the window. “I saw the flickering light, [...]
Arson suspected in local fire
A series of abandoned apartment buildings caught fire Saturday morning in what the Hay River Fire Department is calling a case of arson. Firefighters responded to a call around 6 a.m. to find the complex, located North of the Bigway Gas Station, in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the complex was extensively damaged. [...]
Local dump catches fire – again
A third fire in just under a year torched part of the Hay River Landfill last Tuesday. According to the Hay River Fire Department, the fire call was received at about 3:30 p.m. and the fire was put out by 5:30 p.m. According to Chief Trent Atwell, the cause of the blaze is believed to [...]
Dump fire extinguished after days of fighting
The fire that engulfed the Hay River Dump on Sunday has finally been put out after approximately 50 hours of fighting.
Hay River firefighters battle stubborn blaze at local dump
At about 3 p.m. on Sunday, the Hay River Fire Department responded to a fire call at the local dump. Black smoke could be seen from across town as it carried the smell of burning garbage towards the residential areas.
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