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LANTING boxes
nd potting soil have
een going up in
ames, and North
ancouver City Fire
hnd Rescue wants to
ow why.

Dave Burgess, chief of fire
prevention, said Monday four
potted-plant fires have burned

fen the last 10 days.’ ;

He said the three incidents

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from residents who may have
had planting-box fires at their
homes and put them out.

The three -weekend fires
occurred at a townhome in
the 900-block of Tobruck and
on apartment building bal-
conies at the 15G0-block of
Chesterficld and the 200-
block of West 3rd.

If the fires had gone unde-
tected significant damage

“could have resulted, he said.

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Firefighters are not look-
ing at arson as the cause of
the fires, added Burgess.

He suggested smokers’
materials and fertilizer could
have sparked the blazes.

However, firefighters are
puzzled as to why the fires
have not occurred in single-
family housing areas or retail
outlets (hat sell (he products.

Firefighters want to ana-
lyze burned pots and planters
to determine if there’s a com-
mon cause.

Burgess asked those who
have had planter fires to call
the fire prevention office at
980-5021.

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