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Car fire contained to itself: fire chief

Penticton Indian Band firefighters attended a car fire on Green Mountain Road Monday afternoon.

(SHANNON QUESNEL / iNFOnews.ca)

July 30, 2013 - 10:43 AM

A small car fire on the Penticton Indian Band reserve almost handled itself.

Band firefighters attended a car fire on Green Mountain Road and Penticton IR Road around 4:29 p.m. The flames stay confined to the car and destroyed it. Around the car was a dry and grassy area and just 20 feet away was a residence.

Fire chief Barry Phillips said they were fortunate the flames didn't spread. The cause of the fire is unknown.

To contact a reporter for this story, to send photos or videos, email Shannon Quesnel at squesnel@infotelnews.ca, call 250-488-3065 or tweet @shannonquesnel1

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