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Grass fire at West Bench golf course

Penticton Fire Department knocked down the grass fire quickly
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Crews from the Penticton Fire Department quickly knocked down a small grass fire in the Pine Hills area of West Bench just before 4 p.m. Thursday. Tara Bowie/Western News

A grass fire started on the West Bench at the WOW Golf Club on Thursday afternoon.

Capt. Glen Beierle, from the Penticton Fire Department said a worker at the golf course told them there was kids seen in the area prior to the fire starting and believed it was a discarded lit cigarette that started the grass fire.

“It shows you that the stuff is still dry. A little bit of wind and a little bit of fire and there you go,” said Beierle, who could not confirm what the actual cause of the fire was.