
Crews battle large Sunday fire at Tkemlúps landfill
KAMLOOPS — The operator of the Stswékstem Engineered Waste Management Facility on Tkemlúps te Secwépemc says crews made quick work of a fire that broke out at the landfill late Sunday (June 15) evening.
In a statement, Jason Haller, the Vice President of Grassland Organics, told CFJC Today that the fire was sparked on the open face of the landfill around 10 p.m. Sunday. Pictures shared on social media showed smoke and flames visible across a large area of Kamloops, including as far away as Aberdeen.
Haller said Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews worked with three employees of Grassland Organics to bring the fire under control.