Birds on a wire – cause of brush fire

Brush fire – north and east of Tuc el nuit Lake at Oliver

Time started – prior to 2pm Saturday

Location – Nk’ Mip Vineyard area – Vineyard Rd off Tucelnuit Drive (OIB)

Oliver Fire Department responded

Police in attendance but not the usual local officers.

In an unmarked car – two gang enforcement members in the neighbourhood it would seem.

Good water supply adjacent to the irrigation water canal east of Oliver Ready Mix.

Some concern to evacuate out of country migrant workers who are living on the vineyard adjacent to the fire scene.

Cause of fire – Town of Oliver which has a pumphouse in the area says: ” I met Fortis and Oliver fire department on scene as one of the town pump stations was down and Yes it was a couple birds , they land on the bare primaries next to the transformers and …..poof a fuse melts causing sparks to rain down which started the fire.”  Adrian Zandvliet

Thanks to OIB’s Terry Baptiste for clarifications to original story.

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