Capt. Bryun Ashlie, left, and Lieut. Stu Kenning, of Nanaimo Fire Rescue, tackle fires burning in two shopping carts in St. George Ravine Park, Thursday afternoon. The cause of the fire, which destroyed both carts and their contents, is undetermined. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Shopping carts found burning in Nanaimo park

Firefighters douse flaming carts and contents on asphalt pathway

Nanaimo firefighters snuffed out fires in two flaming shopping carts Thursday.

Residents on Cypress Street sounded the alarm shortly after 4 p.m. when smoke was seen coming from St. George Ravine Park, located between St. George and Cypress streets and Vancouver Avenue.

Firefighters arrived to find two shopping carts, and their contents, burning in the middle of a paved pathway and knocked down the fire with a small fire extinguisher and a shovel.

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

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