Leaping Flames
Flames leaped high into the sky Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish the noon-hour blaze at Belton Building Materials. (By Rick Eglinton of The Free Press) ...
Copter rescue ends 12 hour ordeal
United States Coast Guard helicopter rescue Saturday ended a night of frustration on the banks of the Thames River as a father and son clung to trees on a flooded island near here for 12 ½ hours.
Fire hits recycling plant
Fire damaged the second and third floors of Gold and Gold recycling Industries Inc. on Bathurst Street Monday afternoon. No one was injured.
Ottawa trip “no emergency” — Firemen seek end to chauffeur fole
By Bill Eluchok of The Free Press The London Fire Fighters’ Association has asked Mayor Jane Bigelow for assurances that city firemen will not be used as chauffeurs for elected ...
Three die in two district accidents
Two California residents were killed when a gravel truck crushed their car on Highway 401 and a London woman died in a head-on collision Thursday afternoon in accidents just outside the city limits.
Study burns LFD
The London fire department is suffering from morale problems and urgently needs more staff and more reserve equipment, says a report prepared by Warren Kimball, a fire service consultant from ...
Problems with 911 begin to surface
Problems with London’s two year old 911 emergency system are recently being made public by its victims.
Blast at truck rental firm kills man
An unidentified man burned to death Friday when his truck caught fire after an explosion at Ryder Truck Rentals Ltd., on Pond Mills Road. Fire officials are trying to ...
Better late than never
24 members of The London Fire Department were presented with 30 year service medals by the Ontario Solicitor-General, John McBeth.
Fireman clipped 10 days pay over coiffure
The London Evening Free Press Wednesday, June 2, 1976 By Don Gibb of The Free Press A London fireman who was suspended without pay for 10 days because the length ...