Dump Fire

• Kelowna, B.C. landfill fire snuffed out overnight, blaze deemed not suspicious

  According to the Kelowna Fire Department, numerous calls about the fire were received at around 7:30 p.m. Monday. The cause of the fire is undetermined.

  Fire

  Jul 11, 2023
  
• Major Penticton landfill inferno produces heavy, black smoke visible across city

  Fire suppression efforts were delayed as there is no fire hydrant at the landfill.

  Canada

  May 30, 2021
  
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• Kamloops fire crews battle massive scrapyard blaze generating toxic smoke

  Residents were being told to stay out of the area, as the large plume of smoke the fire generated was potentially highly toxic.

  Fire

  Feb 27, 2021
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• Fire crews battle blaze at Edmonton Waste Management Centre

  The fire was contained to one pile Wednesday morning but was not considered under control as of 10:30 a.m.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2019
• Province sending inspectors to all construction and demolition dump sites

  A fire that lasted more than five days at a construction and demolition dump site in Kings County, is prompting inspections of similar sites across the province.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2016
• McGee Lake dump fire extinguished, now under control: fire officials

  More than a dozen fire stations have been working to tackle a blaze that started at a dump site in McGee Lake, N.S., on Tuesday. Sunday afternoon, officials confirmed that fire is now under control. The fire at the dump site has been burning all week. 13 different stations have been involved in fighting the...

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2016