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Salmon Arm firefighters quick to douse smoking stump at activity centre

Fire occurred in fenced outdoor area at Downtown Activity Centre
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Salmon Arm firefighters dig into a previously burning tree stump to make sure the fire is out in a fenced-off area of the Downtown Activity Centre on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 2024

Salmon Arm firefighters were quick to get a blaze under control at the Downtown Activity Centre.

The fire, located outside in a fenced-off area at the back of the activity centre, was reported around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. 

The Salmon Arm Fire Department responded with two tenders. Firefighters squeezed through the fence at one end to get a hose from one of the trucks to a burning tree stump surrounded by dried grass. In the 33 C heat, firefighters hastily doused the smoking stump and then dug into it with a shovel to make sure the fire was out. 

Watching from a distance, a woman and child waved to the firefighters as they drove away from the scene just before 4 p.m. 

 

 



Lachlan Labere

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