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Firefighters battle blaze at wheat field in southwest London

Drivers were asked to avoid the area while police assisted with traffic control.

Firefighters battle blaze at wheat field in southwest London
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Drivers were asked to avoid the area while police assisted with traffic control.

Firefighters battled a large blaze at a wheat field in southwest London on Thursday morning, officials say. Multiple fire crews responded to the blaze near Southdale and Boler roads, the London Fire Department said in a social media post at 10:39 a.m. Drivers were asked to avoid the area while police assisted with traffic control.

By about 11:20 a.m., fire officials said the blaze was under control and crews remained at the scene. No injuries were reported. Pickup truck crashes into post at RBC Place A pickup truck crashed into a post in the underground parking garage at RBC Place on Thursday morning, London fire officials say.

Multiple fire crews responded to the parking garage at 300 York St. after a vehicle struck a post, the London Fire Department said in a social media post at about 10:40 a.m. One person was in the care of emergency services, the post said. The person’s condition was not immediately known.

Two people charged in house fire case The man is also charged with failing to comply with a probation order. With files from The Sarnia Observer

Published
Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026
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