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A pile of hog fuel at the Trace Resources biomass facility in the Lower Nicola industrial park on Mamette Lake Road caught fire on the evening of Aug. 18.
The Lower Nicola Fire Department responded to the blaze, which erupted at about 6:30 p.m. and quickly spread.
The Merritt Fire Rescue Department, Coldwater Volunteer Fire Department, and local B.C. Forest Service firefighters assisted the Lower Nicola department.
No injuries were reported and there was no damage to equipment at the Trace Resources sawmill.
