The Williams Lake Fire Department nearly doubled its annual dumpster-fire calls in one day.
Yesterday, Nov. 2, firefighters responded to three dumpster-fire calls, all within one hour.
The Fire Department confirmed that one fire was on Gibbon Street and another was near the Cariboo Memorial Hospital. The location of the third is still unconfirmed at this time.
The Department added that a fourth was also called in during that hour; however, the fire department says that fire didn’t require the department’s response.
The department says that dumpster fires are normally uncommon in Williams Lake. They have normally dealt with open fires in the downtown core and in parks.
Before yesterday, the fire department had only responded to four dumpster fire calls all year.
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