The Penticton Fire Department was called to a fire at the landfill around 11:10 a.m. on Monday.
According to a witness, an excavator was on fire around the area of a wood pile.
Smoke and flames were visible when the fire department arrived and they quickly put it out. They are now in the mop up stage.
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