Crews respond to southend bush fire

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed July 18, 2017 10:15 AM

Summary

On Monday July 17th at 9:00 pm NFR crews responded to a reported bush fire in the southend, near Lotus Pinnatus Way. It was approximately 1/2 hectare in size.

As of this morning, the fire has been contained and crews will be monitoring as they work to clean up hot spots. There are no road closures and no structures were at risk, however we recommend that the public avoid the area to allow crews to work. The fire is under investigation.

Link to Strategic Plan: The City is committed to Public Safety.

Key Points

Bush fire was reported at 9:00 pm July 17, 2017.
Crews are actively working on location.
No homes are impacted and there are no road closures at this point, however we recommend the public avoid the area to allow crews to work.

Quotes

"NFR crews are on scene and have been working with Coastal Fire. The scene is still active and fire is contained. Personnel remain on scene to work on hot spots."

Tim Doyle

Acting Fire Chief

Nanaimo Fire Rescue

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Contact:

Tim Doyle

Acting Fire Chief

Nanaimo Fire Rescue

250-713-6258

tim.doyle@nanaimo.ca

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