The city admits it is begging Londoners to sign up for emergency alerts. The plea comes at the start of Emergency Preparedness Week, and just two weeks after a freight train engulfed in flames almost brought responders into a real-life emergency exercise.
The annual event, which runs from May 6 to May 11 this year, features education and messaging to help people prepare for an emergency before they happen.
Despite a recent clean-up around the former St. Pierre Renovation Centre, concern persists about trespassing and the risk of fire at the former industrial building.
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Just in time for the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the London Fire Department kicked off Fire Prevention Week at their headquarters on Horton Street in London, Ont.