Firefighters contain brush-pile blaze near Penticton Regional Airport – Okanagan | 24CA News
A brush fireplace flared up on Tuesday within the South Okanagan, close to Penticton Regional Airport.
According to town, a brush pile being burned received uncontrolled, resulting in the extremely smoky blaze.
The Penticton Fire Department responded, with the Penticton Indian Band’s fireplace division additionally chipping in assets to extinguish the hearth.
It’s thought the hearth began shortly after 2 p.m., however was contained by 4 p.m. Penticton Regional Airport seemed to be unaffected, as a WestJet flight from Calgary arrived on time at 3:13 p.m.
It additionally occurred close to BC Wildfire’s air tanker base beside the airport. Wildfire crews had been stated to be on standby, prepared to help.
Slash burning has been occurring close to Penticton’s airport for a while now. Of observe, open burning within the area ends on April 15.
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