Crews with the Windermere Fire Department took down an isolated aircraft fire on Friday afternoon at the Invermere Airport.
“When we arrived on scene, we found a section of a small aircraft on fire and worked to get it fully extinguished,” said Columbia Valley Rural Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Thomas Dobbin.
“We want to thank the two members of the Shuswap Band who immediately sprang into action with their water truck to ensure they got water on scene as quickly as possible.”
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) says the aircraft returned to the airport shortly before the fire broke out.
10 members of the Windermere Fire Department responded with 3 apparatus.
The fire was snuffed out, but firefighters remained on the scene to ensure there were no lingering hot spots.
There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire has not been determined at this time, but investigators do not believe it was suspicious.
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