At about 3:30 p.m.  June 29 a sewer service truck took out a power line three kilometres north on the Soda Creek Road. A witness said the driver had his tank in the dump position and was moving fast when he hit and  tore out a major power line. What followed was a fast moving grass fire, the witness said. Residents along Soda Creek  were without power until the line could be repaired.

At about 3:30 p.m. June 29 a sewer service truck took out a power line three kilometres north on the Soda Creek Road. A witness said the driver had his tank in the dump position and was moving fast when he hit and tore out a major power line. What followed was a fast moving grass fire, the witness said. Residents along Soda Creek were without power until the line could be repaired.

Downed power line sparks grass fire

  • Jul. 1, 2015 8:00 a.m.

Williams Lake Tribune