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The first major forest fire of
the year ripped through 250
_aeres of forest in the Zimacord
Valley last week all because
someone decided they needed a
_ Twin River Timber gas tank.

The fire broke out shortly
before 4 p.m. Thursday when
sparks caused by a running line

small blaze using ane
until the wind came up.’'When
they tried to employee a second

from a grappler. ignited, the .
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Four hundred acres of timber were destroyed last week-as a forest fire raged across a mounting slope in the Zimacord River area. Twin River Timber shut

down forest operations for almost a week to devote . their attention to the fire.

tank on the pump had been
stolen, leaving the pump in-
operative, With’ only one hose
they could only stand by and
waich the fire burn until help
arrived fram Terrace. .
By Thursday evening at 8
p.m. the fire was burning over
150 acres; by Friday morning it
had spread to 280 acres of dry

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engaged in mop-up operations.
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the fire would appear to be
completely under control.

Twin River ‘Timber has been
devating it’s entire efforts: to
combatting the blaze and

timnberi: Before:it/was:brought; logging operations throughout

under.coritrol early. this: week, it

the Terrace area had been

added a further -70 acres to i's’ stopped by lhecompany. Crews

of up ta seventy men were sent
in against the fire, a scant fif-
teen miles west of here, and five
truck tankers and some 35,000

‘The B.C. Forest Service ninde

(wo Corvair’A-26-water bom: -
bers ‘available. which’ dropped

twelve loads of fire retardant on
the fire Thursday evening. The
bombers stood by all day
Friday and part of Saturday but
were unable to make further
drops because’ of heavy smoke

conditions.

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Okanagan helicopter with a
Monsoon bucket was also put
info opérdlion against the.
spread of the fire. ‘

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Pictured above is the grappling yard where the four hundred acre Zimacord fire had its start..

The.B.C, Forest Service and the Thornhill Fire, “have started as a result of children playing with
Department moved quickly Saturday to fight a small; matches. The firemen were able to contain the blaz

fire in the Queensway area. The fire was believed to to af area of about 75 square feet. ;

“An ‘acre ‘of forest near Lean-to-Creek on Kalum: caught fire. The driver eseaped injury. B.C. Forest
“Lake Read went up in smoke Friday: when a gravel Service personel managed to control the blaze.

“truck went out of control, plunged over a 75° bank and a

Numerous small pumps were used to move water to
spot fires throughout the area,

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