Crews douse slash fire

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Members of the Lumby Fire Department were called to a smoldering slash pile Monday morning.

Fire Chief Tony Clayton said crews were called out at 7:30 a.m. after a man walking his dog came across the slash pile on Dutchman Forest Service Road, in the Trinity Valley area.

Clayton said the pile was smoldering when crews arrived and was around three metres square.

The fire is under investigation and while it was a few kilometres from the nearest home, Clayton said it is concerning.

“It's August in the Okanagan, so it's always a concern,” he said. “It's getting dry in that area. We are into the 'high' fire danger rating.”

Slash burning is not allowed in the summer. Only campfires are currently allowed in the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan.