Penticton fire crews were put to work Friday morning to extinguish a flaming pile of garbage.
Firefighters were called to the parking lot of Kings Park on Eckhardt Ave West at around 8:30 a.m.
While the smell wasn’t all that pleasant, crews extinguished the small blaze in about ten minutes.
The fire started inside a waste removal truck and when the driver noticed the small blaze, and as per company protocol, he found a nearby clear area where it was safe to dump the trash.
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“These guys had a plan in place and it was a good plan,” said Penticton fire captain Blaine Dionne.
Dionne said there’s no way to confirm what started the fire. The driver wasn’t injured and there was no damage to the vehicle.
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