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Penticton and PIB fire deal with grass fire along channel

Fire may have been deliberately started
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Penticton RCMP arrested a man near the scene of a grass fire along the Okanagan River Channel Sunday. Sklylar Noe-vack photo

The Penticton Fire Department and Penticton Indian Band fire department attended a grass fire along the river channel path in west Penticton Sunday afternoon.

According to reports, crews were helped by Westbench and PIB residents on roads and trails into where the fire was located.

The fires are out, and crews are monitoring for hot spots in the fire area.

Observers also say that Penticton Fire and RCMP worked to together to arrest a man who may be connected to the fire starting.


Steve Kidd
Senior reporter, Penticton Western News
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