Central Saanich brush fires linked to discarded cigarettes

emergency · August–September 2023 · Central Saanich and Greater Victoria

Two incidents described in the issue involved discarded cigarettes: a brush fire that scorched about 20 square metres and a residence fire involving bark mulch. The article also reports that two drivers in Victoria and Saanich were each ticketed $575 for discarding lit cigarettes.

Sources

• “the Central Saanich Fire Department was called out to a major brush fire. The cause was a discarded butt” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)

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