Chilliwack fire crews put out small blaze in brush of trees near parking lot

CHILLIWACK — Firefighters in Chilliwack responded to a small tree fire near an empty parking lot before it could spread to the surrounding brush.

Scanner traffic says at around 11:10 a.m. Saturday, August 1, three fire engines and three RCMP vehicles responded to the scene of a tree on fire by the Tim Hortons at Airport Road and Young Road.

A witness told Fraser Valley Today that a nearby encampment had allegedly been burning materials underneath the tree before it set ablaze.