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Burn pile fire spreads to nearby garage in Oliver

The fire could be seen from Highway 97 and was called in at 3:45 a.m.
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Oliver Fire Department. (Submitted photo)

An unattended burn pile fire spread to a nearby garage in the early morning hours in Oliver Monday (March 1).

Luckily someone spotted the large fire and called it in to Oliver Fire Department around 3:45 a.m.

A total of 24 firefighters, two engines and two bush trucks attended the blaze located on a property at Highway 97 and River Road.

“It was a big fire,” said Oliver fire chief Bob Graham.

Firefighters managed to put out the fire but the garage/workshop suffered substantial damage. It is salvageable, said Graham.

One of the residents was on scene with fire crews.

No reports of injuries or damage beyond the garage, he said.

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Monique Tamminga

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Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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