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Firefighters respond to trailer fire near Tie Lake
Members of the Jaffray, Baynes Lake and Elko Fire Departments responded to a fire on a Forest Service Road near Tie Lake Wednesday night (June 21).
“The call came in at approximately 9:30 p.m. and when we arrived, the recreational camping trailer was fully engulfed,” explained Elk Valley & South Country Rural Fire and Rescue Chief Michael Hockley.
“Our firefighters did an excellent job of keeping the fire confined to the trailer and preventing it from spreading to the nearby forest. The recent rain and cooler temperatures also worked in our favour as this could easily have been a much more serious incident.”
Eleven firefighters from the three departments along with eight pieces of apparatus responded to the call.
The trailer is a total loss and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Elk Valley & South Country Rural Fire and Rescue photo
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