Campers issued ticket after Halifax firefighters forced to extinguish fire in Stillwater Lake, N.S.
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Two campers have been issued a ticket after Halifax firefighters had to extinguish a fire in Stillwater Lake, N.S., Friday.
Two campers have been issued a ticket after Halifax firefighters had to extinguish a fire in Stillwater Lake, N.S., Friday.
Roy Hollett, deputy fire chief for Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, says residents reported seeing smoke in a wooded area near Tantallon.
Crew members were dispatched and found the campers in the woods.
Hollett told CTV News the pair thought the fire was out, but the crew said it was still burning and needed to use a extinguisher.
“We confirmed with the RCMP what we found. There was a fire and no burning is permitted,” said Hollett.
The campers were issued a ticket by RCMP, according to Hollett.
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