Trailer With Stove Prompts Fire Call

It was a tricky situation for Vernon Fire-Rescue crews after they were called to a fire in a camper-trailer parked in the empty lot across from the Vernon Superstore on Anderson Way.

Deputy fire chief Scott Hemstad says a wood burning stove added to the unit was left unattended and ignited some nearby items in the trailer on Monday.

“It’s a modified camper-trailer that someone has taken upon themselves to make a livable space, which it’s not really where wood burning stoves are meant to be installed,” says Hemstad.

Hemstad says there was no major damage and the occupant refused help.