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Invermere and Radium firefighters extinguish fire at Canfor mill

Both Invermere Fire Rescue and the Radium Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire Sunday evening at the Canfor mill in Radium.

Invermere Fire Rescue was dispatched at 5:00 pm to assist the local firefighters’ response to the blaze, which was burning outside the mill facility.

“The fire was contained quickly, with minimal loss to the yard,” said the Radium Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department.

“The fire was successfully extinguished,” added Invermere Fire Rescue. “There were no reported injuries.”

It’s unclear the amount of damage caused at the Canfor mill site, which is nearby the Radium Hot Springs Airport off Forsters Landing Road.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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