May
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2 (1990) A fire at the Thornhill library causes $1 million in damage.
3 (2000) Fire and EMS crews are called to rescue a man who climbed out of a stuck elevator and fell four stories down the shaft.
4 (1995) HAZMAT crews contain 7,000 liters of fuel dumped into the sewer by vandals.
5 (1994) Firefighters rescue a cabbie whose cab jumped a guardrail and hit a tree.
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7 (1987) Tow truck drivers rescue two men from a flaming car.
8 (1962) Last Alarm for Norman Cocks.
9 (1994) A lumber truck flips, and firefighters must remove hundreds of scattered 2x4’s from the road.
10 (1999) Wayne Morris is named as Calgary fire chief.
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12 (1964) Fire breaks out at Haultain School.
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14 (1983) A fire breaks out at YYC. Airport fire crews are quick to respond.
15 (1939) Hall’s Feed and Transfer Storage burns.
16 (1994) Five are injured in a three-car pileup.
17 (1989) The fire department responds to a collision between a car and a bus.
18 (2000) Four youths are charged with arson.
19 (1996) A deadly fire breaks out in a minibus, destroying the vehicle and claiming the life of a passenger.
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21 (1988) A $300,000 mansion burns to the ground.
22 (2000) Three would-be drug cooks are burned when their product explodes.
23 (2000) A crane operator comes to the rescue when an occupied car becomes trapped under a semi, using his crane to lift the trailer from the car.
24 (1995) A deadly car accident claims one life.
25 (1998) Careless roofers start the roof of Fire Station 2 afire. Help is not far away, and the fire is quickly extinguished.
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27 (1971) Last Alarm for Lieutenant Harold Smith.
28 (1995) A historic apartment building is gutted by flames.
29 (1995) The magnesium metal in a Volkswagen ignites. As water and fire extinguishers cannot put out flaming magnesium, firefighters use sand from a playground to smother the flames.
30 (2002) Fire rips through seven condo buildings in Erlton.
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2 (1990) A fire at the Thornhill library causes $1 million in damage.
3 (2000) Fire and EMS crews are called to rescue a man who climbed out of a stuck elevator and fell four stories down the shaft.
4 (1995) HAZMAT crews contain 7,000 liters of fuel dumped into the sewer by vandals.
5 (1994) Firefighters rescue a cabbie whose cab jumped a guardrail and hit a tree.
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7 (1987) Tow truck drivers rescue two men from a flaming car.
8 (1962) Last Alarm for Norman Cocks.
9 (1994) A lumber truck flips, and firefighters must remove hundreds of scattered 2x4’s from the road.
10 (1999) Wayne Morris is named as Calgary fire chief.
11
12 (1964) Fire breaks out at Haultain School.
13
14 (1983) A fire breaks out at YYC. Airport fire crews are quick to respond.
15 (1939) Hall’s Feed and Transfer Storage burns.
16 (1994) Five are injured in a three-car pileup.
17 (1989) The fire department responds to a collision between a car and a bus.
18 (2000) Four youths are charged with arson.
19 (1996) A deadly fire breaks out in a minibus, destroying the vehicle and claiming the life of a passenger.
20
21 (1988) A $300,000 mansion burns to the ground.
22 (2000) Three would-be drug cooks are burned when their product explodes.
23 (2000) A crane operator comes to the rescue when an occupied car becomes trapped under a semi, using his crane to lift the trailer from the car.
24 (1995) A deadly car accident claims one life.
25 (1998) Careless roofers start the roof of Fire Station 2 afire. Help is not far away, and the fire is quickly extinguished.
26
27 (1971) Last Alarm for Lieutenant Harold Smith.
28 (1995) A historic apartment building is gutted by flames.
29 (1995) The magnesium metal in a Volkswagen ignites. As water and fire extinguishers cannot put out flaming magnesium, firefighters use sand from a playground to smother the flames.
30 (2002) Fire rips through seven condo buildings in Erlton.
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