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Stubborn greenhouse fire destroys tractors, fertilizer Tuesday evening

Fire took place at greenhouse complex in the 3600 block of 224 Street.
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91原创 Township fire department was called to a greenhouse fire on Tuesday night in the 3600 block of 224 Street.

Around $200,000 in farming equipment was destroyed when a greenhouse went up in flames on Tuesday.

A large plume of smoke was visible for miles, from the fire on 224 Street.

Around 5:30 p.m.,Township fire crews were called to the 3600 block of 224 Street after fire broke out in an aluminum-frame greenhouse. Inside the greenhouse, the owner was storing equipment and fertilizer.

鈥淎t some point, a propane tank on a forklift exploded. Some tractors, a potting wheel and a large amount of fertilizer were lost in the blaze,鈥 said Township assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson.

The three-alarm fire took four hours to put out. No one was injured. Fire investigators were back on scene on Wednesday. The cause is unknown, but isn鈥檛 suspicious.



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Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the 91原创 Advance Times.
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