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Salmon Arm firefighters respond to report of smouldering railway track

Small hot spot reported near Pierre’s Point, passerby said to have extinguished it
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Salmon Arm Fire Department (File photo)

The Salmon Arm Fire Department was called out just before 7:30 Tuesday night to what was described as a grass fire near the Trans-Canada Highway about nine kilometres west of Salmon Arm.

Initial reports were that the fire was between Pierre’s Point and Glen Echo.

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When firefighters arrived, they received reports that the fire had been put out by a passerby. Reports were that one of the railroad ties was smouldering in the middle of the tracks.

Firefighters remained on scene to try to locate the site and make sure there were no other hot spots in the area.


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Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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