B.C. mayor blasts party-goers for brush fire sparked by fireworks: ‘Should be ashamed’

A ample brush fire astatine a Nanaimo, B.C., parkland connected Friday nighttime was ignited by fireworks from a young people’s party.

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to nan incident astatine 11 p.m. astatine Pipers Lagoon Park.

The occurrence section told Global News location was a formation statement astatine nan parkland pinch astir 200 “young people.”

According to nan department, personification astatine nan statement lit fireworks, which led to nan brushwood fire.

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said he learned of nan occurrence connected Saturday morning.

“(It’s) very disturbing and very upsetting. Given nan consciousness astir ambiance alteration … astir nan barren summertime conditions, anyone, and I don’t attraction really young you are, mounting disconnected fireworks astatine 1 of our astir beloved nationalist parks (which) is not easy accessible by our firefighters is conscionable plainly stupid,” he said.

“They should beryllium ashamed of themselves.”

Krog said nan thought of group lighting fireworks astatine nan parkland is “outrageous” and those responsible should beryllium prosecuted.

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Four occurrence trucks and a wildland occurrence motortruck responded to nan blaze.

It took firefighters astir six hours to conflict nan brushwood blaze, which was fast-moving owed to upwind and barren conditions.

Luckily, firefighters said nan occurrence was connected a tied land and did not spread.

Firefighters will beryllium astatine nan parkland connected Saturday, looking for immoderate imaginable hotspots.