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Regina Fire says Centennial Street fire caused by cigarette butt
An improperly discarded cigarette butt caused the apartment complex fire on Centennial Street on Saturday night. Regina Fire and Protective Services Deputy Chief Gord Hewitt shared that finding with r...
Feb 26, 2024 Deputy Fire Chief Gord Hewitt said there currently isn't an estimate on the damage sustained at the Centennial Street apartment building. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
'Hell I can't describe:' Residents recount Regina apartment fire
Rizwana Ali will never forget hearing people shrieking in pain after a fire in her apartment complex. "I (haven't) slept for the past two days because there is screaming in my ears," she said Monday. ...
Feb 26, 2024 Beige siding peels off the exterior walls of the Centennial Street apartment. Two people were hurt while trying to escape and 50 people were displaced after the fire. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Two people hurt, 50 displaced after fire near U of R
Two people were hurt while escaping a fire that broke out in a two-storey apartment complex near the University of Regina. According to a social media post by Regina Fire and Protective Services, crew...
Feb 26, 2024 (Regina Fire and Protective Services/X)
Three emergency services unveil new mobile command post in Regina
Three public safety agencies rolled out a new emergency vehicle in Regina on Monday. The vehicle was created by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, but it will be used by the Regina Police Service ...
Jan 22, 2024 The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, Regina Fire and Protective Services and Regina Police Service unveiled the new Mobile Command Post on Jan. 22, 2024. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Regina fire crews seeing more unauthorized occupancies, homes without utilities
Regina Fire Chief Layne Jackson said crews saw more people living in homes without utilities, or in situations of unauthorized occupancies in 2023. "We are seeing a bit of a trend where folks are livi...
Jan 22, 2024 Regina Fire Chief Layne Jackson stands in front of a fire truck at the fire department building on Ross Avenue. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Regina Fire says cause of restaurant explosion still being determined
Regina Fire and Protective Services says it hasn't determined the cause of the explosion that destroyed Luiggi's Pasta House on Wednesday. Hours after the explosion, the operators of the restaurant on...
Jan 11, 2024 The aftermath of the explosion at Luiggi's Pasta House on Albert Street North on Jan. 10, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Regina fire department says blaze extinguished at Wheat City Metals
The fire that broke out Thursday at Wheat City Metals is out. Regina Fire and Protective Services issued a media release Tuesday, saying it had "concluded operations" at the scrap operation north of t...
Jan 02, 2024 A massive plume of smoke rises from Wheat City Metals in Regina on Dec. 28, 2023. (980 CJME photo)
Fire department says fatal blaze on Winnipeg Street was intentionally set
Regina's fire department says the house fire that claimed the lives of two people Wednesday was intentionally set. On Thursday, Regina Fire and Protective Services issued a media release detailing the...
Dec 21, 2023 Two people were found on the second floor of this home on Winnipeg Street during a fire Wednesday. They were pronounced dead at the scene. (Regina Fire and Protective Services/ Twitter)
Overcrowding at Regina hospitals a fire hazard, leaked SHA memo says
Overcrowding at hospitals isn't just a cause for stress among staff and patients at hospitals, it's also a fire hazard. A leaked correspondence from officials of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA...
Dec 20, 2023 Regina's fire marshal has said overcrowding in hallways in the city's two hospitals amounts to a fire hazard. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina firefighters 'singing poorly' for a good cause
Regina firefighters aren't just saving people, they're saving Christmas. Hydrants and Hearts, which is in its second year of existence, sees Regina Fire and Protective Services firefighters singing Ch...
Dec 15, 2023 The firefighters were at the Cornwall Centre over the noon hour. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
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