Salmon Arm firefighters douse a burn pile on a construction site near 19 Avenue SE in Salmon Arm. (Martha Wickett/Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm firefighters douse a burn pile on a construction site near 19 Avenue SE in Salmon Arm. (Martha Wickett/Salmon Arm Observer)

Active burn pile prompts firefighter response in Salmon Arm

Reports of residential fire, thick smoke was from burning construction material

  • Mar. 23, 2019 12:00 a.m.

Salmon Arm firefighters responded to reports of heavy smoke coming from a subdivision in the city, but reports of a structure fire turned out to be somewhat of a false alarm.

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Crews arrived at the 19 Avenue SE location to find an active brun pile on a construction site, burning scrap materials in a residential yard that was producing thick smoke.

Upon arrival fire crews doused the burn pile and signalled that no house fire was present before returning to quarters.

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