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Fines issued for violating B.C. campfire ban after photo circulates

Aug 23, 2017 | 5:30 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service says a $1,150 ticket for violating a campfire ban was issued after an investigation involving workers from the department.

Media reports say a photo circulating on Facebook earlier this summer showed a group of five people, four of whom appear to be wearing wildfire service jackets, standing around a campfire in the B.C. Interior.

The photo has since been taken down.

Wildfire Service spokesman Kevin Skrepnek says two investigations were launched after the photo came to light.