Landfill recovered from fire
by Chelsea Powrie
UPDATE: 3 p.m.
The Campbell Mountain Landfill is now operating normally following a fire in a commercial yard waste pile that had fire crews battling overnight.
"Heavy equipment operators at the landfill helped smother the fire and bury remaining embers. There was no damage to structures or equipment. The cause of the fire is not known at this time," reads a statement from Regional District of Okanagan Simiilkameen board chair Karla Kozakevich.
ORIGINAL: 10:40 a.m.
Penticton fire crews were called to the Campbell Mountain landfill late Sunday night to find a wood pile ablaze.
The call came in at approximately 11 p.m. The fire department says the 9-1-1 call was delayed due to the smoke in the area masking the problem when it began.
Fire crews worked through the night to contain the blaze. No structures were lost.