Hedge fire deemed suspicious by Salmon Arm fire department

A hedge fire is being called suspicious by the Salmon Arm Fire Department.

According to the fire department, the fire happened on Monday, Feb. 3, in sub-zero temperatures, with the mercury at minus 3 degrees.

Heat from the blaze damaged siding on a nearby home.

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“Although suspicious in nature, do you think a hedge fire would produce enough heat to damage a home 25 feet away in the middle of winter?” the fire department asked in a social media post.

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