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Suspicious fire in West Âé¶¹AV

A fire that was of suspicious origin was started and was put out quickly
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West Âé¶¹AV Fire Rescue responded to a grassfire in the area of Bering and Carrington roads Wednesday.

“The first arriving Engine made a quick knock down of a rank 2 ground fire, and subsequent arriving crews assisted in building a hand guard and mopping up the fire perimeter.

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“Investigators are deeming this fire suspicious in nature, a witness said that they saw someone in the area but crews did not locate anyone. If anyone has any information please contact RCMP.â€

It was the second fire crews had to douse within a matter of hours, although the first was not considered suspicious. West Âé¶¹AV responded with 18 personnel from Westbank, Glenrosa, and Lakeview Heights fire halls.

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