B.C. wildfire was sparked by RCMP vehicle ‘failure'
Mounties in British Columbia say a wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts near the village of Lytton was sparked by an RCMP vehicle.
The Izman Creek fire was discovered Tuesday after 'an equipment failure of an RCMP trailer resulted in the accidental ignition,' Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in an emailed statement Thursday.
'It appears that the right side wheel ejected from the trailer ultimately causing a fire in the grass-filled ditch,' Clark added.
'The officer stopped to engage the flames with their issued fire extinguisher but the conditions were not favourable and they were unable contain the fire.'
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