A fire bug may be making the rounds in Vernon.
Firefighters were called out to four separate incidents involving dumpsters behind buildings Friday and Saturday.
“We’re very concerned we could lose a life,” said Gord Molendyk, RCMP spokesperson.
Incidents occurred Friday night in recycling bins in the 2800 block of 45th Avenue and the 4700 block of 27th Street. On Saturday, wooden pallets next to a dumpster were set ablaze in the 4400 block of 27th Street while there was a dumpster fire at 29th Street and 45th Avenue.
“We are lucky the danger was confined to a small area or stayed in the dumpster,” said Molendyk, adding that there was the potential for the fires to spread, particularly because of potential accelerants inside the bins.
“There’s dry, hot weather and it wouldn’t take much for them to go.”
Molendyk isn’t sure if the four incidents are linked.
“It could be one or two people, we don’t know,” he said.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call the Vernon RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
