The Lake Country and Ellison fire departments were called to a grass fire in the Carr’s Landing area on Friday evening.
It happened on Pixton Road off Carr’s Landing Road.
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A burn pile jumped its boundaries and began to climb up the hill behind homes, according to a neighbour.
The ground level fire was contained and crews returned to put out hot spots into the night.
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It was the second grass fire of the day in the Okanagan that started from a private burn pile.
A half-acre fire was doused earlier in the afternoon near Vernon in the BX/Swan Lake neighbourhood.
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