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Suspicious dumpster fire in Penticton damages 2 cars

Fire crews put out the blaze quickly before it spread to the neighbouring homes

Two vehicles were badly damaged in a suspicious dumpster fire in a Penticton neighbourhood on Tuesday evening, April 19.

Around 7 p.m., Penticton Fire Department was called out to the back alley of the 700 block of Government Street.

“Quick action by firefighters kept the fire from extending into the nearby structures,” said Penticton Fire Department assistant fire chief Rob Trupp. Video from a resident shows the vehicles on fire along with a cedar hedge and recycling bin.

Penticton RCMP are also investigating. The video taker and some other nearby residents took to Facebook to say that a man with a red hat and blue BMX bike was seen at the dumpster shortly before the fire broke out.

Two fire engines responded with six firefighters. A shed was also exposed to flames and has some damage.

There were no injuries in the fire, said Trupp.

The Penticton Western News has reached out to RCMP for more information.

If you have any information about this fire and haven’t shared it with police, you can call the Penticton detachment at 250-492-4300.

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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

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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