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Forest Fire Near UFV Abbotsford – May Have Started In Homeless Camp

Abbotsford –  Abbotsford Fire crews had a busy Monday night including a double vehicle fire and two separate brush fires.

One of the blazes may have started around 9PM at a homeless camp near the UFV Abbotsford campus, in the dry brush.

Asst. Fire Chief Craig Leighton said crews found “the remnants of inappropriate cooking” at the scene.

“At this point, indications are that it is a homeless camp,” Leighton said.

That fire had grown to about 30 x 30 metres before firefighters got it under control.

 

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