Criminal probe begins after campfire-sparked blaze threatened homes in Kamloops, B.C.
Posted: Apr. 20, 2023 3:34PMA grass fire in Kamloops knocked out power to nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Kamloops, B.C. earlier this week. Now police are treating it as a criminal investigation.
A statement from Kamloops RCMP says the blaze was sparked Wednesday by a campfire in Strathcona Park and a criminal investigation has begun as police search for the person who lit it. The BC Hydro website shows power in the area on either side of the Thompson River, overlooking the Overlanders Bridge, was cut just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, but had been restored about seven hours later.
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