ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaThis veteran firefighter saved his own home after a glass bulb sparked a fire1 hour agoDuration 2:561 hour agoNewsDuration 2:56A veteran firefighter jumped into action when his own home caught fire in Windsor, N.S., on Aug. 19. Mark Richard says it started with a glass watering bulb. But Richard, who struggles with PTSD, was able to save his family home and his dog. He spoke with the CBC’s Brian MacKay.Related Stories Windsor home gutted by fire, one resident flees burning house Several injured, including firefighter, in St. John’s condo garage fire ‘Very intense’ house fire west of Windsor’s assembly plant displaces 3 people What to pack when you might have to evacuate a wildfire on short notice Retired fire investigator explains how he’d probe C.B.N. firesMore from NewsVideo1:13Getting to net zero is an ‘economic opportunity,’ environment minister says Politics News 1 hour agoVideo1:22He started with the seal kick at the Labrador Winter Games, now he’s a high jumper at the Canada Games1 hour agoVideo2:23Gaza famine ‘a moment of collective shame,’ UN aid chief says1 hour agoVideo3:40Judge halts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction, prisoner intake2 hours agoVideo3:24Shane Bieber preparing for Blue Jays debut as club makes playoff pushCBC News Toronto 3 hours agoTrending NowVideo3:19Justin Bieber look-alike crashes Vegas nightclub, racks up $10K bill | Hanomansing TonightHanomansing Tonight August 20Video3:14What are Canada’s four major cities? We put the Internet’s heated debate to expertsCBC News August 20Video1:43Putin has warning for EuropeAugust 17Video2:36Zelenskyy’s Oval Office zingerAbout That with Andrew Chang August 20Video2:01Save a horse, ride a bicycle at this London bike polo meetupAugust 13now
This veteran firefighter saved his own home after a glass bulb sparked a fire
