Colwood fire crews are on the scene of a brush fire on the Wildcat trail in the area of Cairndale Rd and Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Earlier reports suggested the fire was started by someone shooting off bottle rockets in the area. West Shore RCMP are describing it as a “science experiment gone wrong.”
The View Royal Fire Department are also on scene assisting.
UPDATE: The fire is now under control but there is still a lot of smoke in the area, according to a tweet by CFAX1070 reporter Laura Brougham.
More to come.
Here's when I first arrived on scene. Videos of the fire fighters running to the fire. pic.twitter.com/ReyVN6UpXY
— Laura Brougham (@laurabrougham) September 2, 2018
Police and fire are on scene on the Wildcat trail near the corner of Sooke Roads and Veterans Memorial in @cityofcolwood fighting a fire.
Police are not ready to give details about the fire at this time.@cfax1070 pic.twitter.com/iuyqnIcNRK
— Laura Brougham (@laurabrougham) September 2, 2018
Here's video of the efforts to put out the fire. pic.twitter.com/gvDuCss82j
— Laura Brougham (@laurabrougham) September 2, 2018
Smoke in Langford due to brush fire in Colwood. @cityofcolwood Fire Rescue on scene. #yyj #colwood #langford
— Langford Fire Rescue (@LangfordFire) September 2, 2018
