Some spring clearing led to a small outbuilding fire in Bouchie Lake over the weekend.
Bouchie Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief, Harald Bartel, says a homeowner was cutting down his shed when a stray spark ignited the small building.
“He was cutting the pieces down to size to pack ’em away, and he hit a nail with his chainsaw, which threw a spark into the sawdust that was on the floor, and it caught fire.”
The BLVFD was hosting their appreciation dinner at the time of the call, and was able to get to the scene within 10 minutes. Harald says when they arrived, the building had already been knocked down, so they only had to put the pile of wood out.
Harald adds that the shed was relatively small, and all the trees and surrounding bush had been trimmed back to be fire-safe. There was no additional damage to the area.
Firefighters managed to put out the fire and clear the scene in about 30 minutes.
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