It’s been several months now since the hype surrounding the fire at Fort McMurray, and the fire itself, has died down. The fire, now known to be the costliest disaster in Canadian history1, hit worldwide news channels, spreading knowledge of this disaster across the globe. But what actually happened and why? The wildfire actually started […]
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Fire closes the Cavern for several weeks
A fire at Exeter’s Cavern on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning will close the popular venue on Queen Street for “several weeks”. The fire started at around 10.20pm and firefighters from Crediton, Exeter and Topsham continued to tackle the blaze until around 2 am on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were first alerted when smoke was […]
Crews tackle major fire into the night
Efforts to tackle a major fire, which started early Wednesday afternoon, were expected to continue into the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire started at around 1.45pm on Wednesday in the basement of Richer Sounds on Sidwell Street. Smoke was seen from across the city and people have been evacuated from their homes including some international […]
Student horror at shower explosion
A University of Exeter student was left shocked when the control box in his shower burst into flames on his first day back from the Easter holidays. First year Phil George’s room was filled with smoke and ashes, following electricity malfunctions. The Mathematics and Computer Science fresher claimed to have suspected an issue when smoke […]