Turnout gear at Fire Hall No. 1. FILE Photo by Mike Chouinard/Campbell River Mirror

Turnout gear at Fire Hall No. 1. FILE Photo by Mike Chouinard/Campbell River Mirror

Suspected homeless camp fire sends plume of smoke up from Campbell River park

Campbell River firefighters attended Nunns Creek Park to put out a fire Monday, Sept. 29.

Campbell River firefighters attended Nunns Creek Park to put out a fire Monday, Sept. 29.

The fire dispatch centre received multiple 911 calls about a large plume of black smoke in the park. Firefighters attended and brought the fire under control.

A tweet from Campbell River Fire said it is believed that the fire was in a homeless camp “that went up in flames.”

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