SANDRA M STANWAY
Brooks Bulletin
Pair of fires
Bassano RCMP and firefighters responded to a pair of fires in the community last week.
On March 19 at 8:14 p.m. there was a report of a residential fire in the 400 block of 6th Avenue in Bassano.
The fire was not been suspicious and is believed to have been caused by an electrical issue.
There were no injuries. The investigation is continuing.
The following afternoon at 1:46 a.m. there was a vehicle fire in 500 block of 5th Avenue.
Police report that a vehicle fire in a yard spread to the garage.
“There was significant damage to the vehicle and garage,” states a police report.
There were no injuries and it’s believed that the vehicle fire was caused by a block heater. That investigation is also continuing.
Police at this time do not believe that the fires are connected.
