Landfill fire prompts health warning in Kamloops, B.C.

Landfill fire prompts health warning in Kamloops, B.C.

Residents near Mission Flats advised to keep windows closed, stay indoors.

KFR says cause of metal recycling fire at Mission Flats landfill remains unclear

Kamloops Fire Rescue says the blaze which broke out this morning at the Mission Flats landfill is now fully contained. KFR Deputy Chief Ryan Cail says its not clear what sparked the fire, saying investigators will be going in to determine the source of ignition. He says the fire itself was in the metal recycling pile, and burned very hot. “You could imagine in a metal recycle like that, whether its electronics and metal and all the different pro…