Cause of Kamloops noxious landfill fire may remain a mystery | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source
(DARREN RATHWELL / iNFOnews.ca) March 02, 2021 - 11:56 AM Kamloops Fire Rescue says it's unlikely the cause of last week's noxious and potentially toxic dump fire will ever be known. But fire investigator Ray Webster says there's a good chance combustibles left over in metal recyclables at the Mission Flats landfill played a role. "Our message is to residents, remove all of your gasoline and fuel before you recycle the metal," Webster says. He estimates 1,300 square feet of the recyclables burned, leaving a 10-foot tall pile of metal slag. Mission Flats Landfill fire on Fe...