A hedge fire is being called suspicious by the Salmon Arm Fire Department.
According to the fire department, the fire happened on Monday, Feb. 3, in sub-zero temperatures, with the mercury at minus 3 degrees.
Heat from the blaze damaged siding on a nearby home.
“Although suspicious in nature, do you think a hedge fire would produce enough heat to damage a home 25 feet away in the middle of winter?” the fire department asked in a social media post.
“What if this was August 3rd?”
The fire department said residents should visit Firesmart B.C. on how to reduce wildfire hazards.