Photographs (archives)
Photography by Sylvain Pedneault
Here are the photo archives of FireLens.com. To this day, the archives contain about 40,000 photographs of fires, rescues and other incidents. These photographs were all taken by Sylvain Pedneault during the last 8 years, and others are added regularly.
Saturday, January 1, 2005 - Mattress fire
A mattress too close to an electric heating system ignites. Fortunately, the fire is rapidly under control and the building is spared.
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Sunday, January 2, 2005 - Car fire beginning
When connecting a battery recharging device to a car, a small explosion causes a small fire. It is however put out very rapidly.
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Monday, January 3, 2005 - House fire
Un fire caused major damages to the house of a family in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Friday, January 7, 2005 - Deadly collision
A truck driving on Grand Rang st. hits a car at the intersection with Pinard st. The violence of the collision unfortunately leaves no change to the driver of the car.
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Monday, January 10, 2005 - House fire
A structure fire destroys a house in Douville. The SHFD triggers a third alarm to fight the blaze.
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Thursday, January 13, 2005 - Deadly fire
A death occured in a house fire in a residential area of Saint-Hyacinthe, St-Thomas sector.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - Accident on the highway
A minivan is hit by a semi truck after failing to see it when attempting to pass an another vehicule on icy Highway 20. The St-Simon Fire Department, the St-Liboire First Response Unit and the...
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Saturday, January 22, 2005 - House fire beginning
The beginning of a fire in a house resulted in a 10-07 all fire stations. The fire was however put out rapidly by the Saint-Hyacinthe Fire Department.
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Sunday, January 23, 2005 - Water leak
A significant leak in a copper rod in the ceiling of an appartment on the 2nd floor caused important damages to a building. A 10-06 on fire station 3 was necessary to clean up the whole thing on the...
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - Train collision
A semi truck hits a train crossing Highway 20 near the Downtown Saint-Hyacinthe exit. Firefighters are called to evaluate and monitor ignition risks.
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Friday, January 28, 2005 - Appartment building fire
Un fire broke out in the ceiling of an appartment undergoing construction work. Rapid intervention of Saint-Hyacinthe firefighters considerably reduced damages to the building.
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Monday, January 31, 2005 - Container fire
A fire breaks out in a garbage container in a small space between commercial buildings. The 205 answers the call with the assistance of fire station #3.
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Saturday, February 5, 2005 - Firefighters games
Firefighters from the entire region were participating to the Maskoutain Firefighters Winter Games 2005. Under perfect weather conditions, teams from different fire departments had friendly...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2005 - A car in the river
Unusual accident, a car fails to stop at the end of a parking lot, flies over a pile of snow and ends up inches from the water of the Yamaska river.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2005 - Chimney fire
A chimney fire starts in a house on Girouard street.
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Saturday, February 12, 2005 - Gas leak
During construction work on a large site, a gas conduit is damaged. The leak is however under control very rapidly.
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Monday, February 14, 2005 - Electric pole fire
Shortcircuit un an electrical pole. The Fire Dept. is called on site as a precaution while waiting for Hydro-Quebec to arrive.
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Thursday, February 17, 2005 - Fire in St-Hilaire
A major fire in a luxury home of St-Hilaire requires backup from multiple neighboring cities.
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Thursday, February 17, 2005 - Highway accident
A car slightly hit by a semi truck does a spectacular road exit and ends up on highway 20's service road in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - Train derailment
A freight train carrying hazardous materials derails with violence, hits a large building and ignites it. Debris have been thrown hundreds of meters away. A complete firefighters team from the...
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Thursday, February 24, 2005 - House explosion
An explosion causes a major 3-alarm fire in a house near the river. The house is heavily damaged and the owner gets out with 2nd degree burns on his legs and a violent nervous shock.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - Chimney fire
A chimney is the source of the beginning of a fire rapidly taken under control.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - Minivan fire
A shortcircuit in the electrical door of a minivan causes a small fire.
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Sunday, March 6, 2005 - Bus accident
Very bad road conditions contribute to the accident of a bus on Rd 235. The driver, alone in the bus, exits rapidly.
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Sunday, March 6, 2005 - Deadly collision
After a control loss on the slippery road, a car hits another one on Charlotte road in St-Liboire. Two victims lose their lives.
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Sunday, March 6, 2005 - Major fire
A 4-alarm fire with outside help requests destroyed an appartment building on Dessaules st. in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - Prevention at the CEGEP
A fire prevention activity was held at the Saint-Hyacinthe CEGEP to students in food services.
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Friday, March 11, 2005 - Truck fire
A delivery truck catches fire at the Martineau/Girouard intersection. Firefighters extinguish the fire before it reaches the dangerous objects it contains.
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Sunday, March 13, 2005 - Fire in an abandonned house
A 4-alarm fire destroyed an abandonned duplex on Concorde South St. in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Thursday, January 20, 2005 - STM Fire Department
Exception to the territory usually covered vy Fire & Rescue Lense... The Montreal Transport Service's Fire Department presents its services and somewhat unique installations!
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Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 4-alarm fire in Granby
A fire particularly violent destroyed many buildings of a commercial block in Granby. The fire required a 4th alarm and many help requests to neighboring cities and to the APAM. A few firefighters...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - Accident in St-Damase
A car slips on the road and ends up on the roof.
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