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Officials say fire at transfer station in Cranbrook, B.C. was ‘intentionally’ set

Officials in Cranbrook, B.C. say the city's transfer station for garbage and recycling was "intentionally" set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck. DD

Officials in Cranbrook, B.C., say the city’s transfer station for garbage and recycling was “intentionally” set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight.

A statement from the Regional District of East Kootenay says the station has reopened after the early morning fire was snuffed out by emergency crews.

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The city’s solid waste superintendent Jim Penson says a reinforced steel door thwarted the attempted break-in, but the would-be burglar appears to have broken a window and thrown “some kind of flammable” into the building.

Penson says the fire was dealt with by emergency crews before it could spread, adding that it didn’t affect the transfer station building.

He says Cranbrook RCMP is now investigating the incident.

The regional district’s statement says the transfer station has been reopened, but there may be a looming “smoky odour” because of the fire.

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