An early morning fire had Hall 1 and 2 firefighters scrambling.

Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley says they received a call of power lines down at the plywood mill at Canoe Forest Products. Held up briefly by a train, firefighters arrived to find a small crane on fire and a power pole arcing and sparking.

鈥淲e immediately upgraded the fire as there was sawdust on the ground,鈥� says Shirley. 鈥淚t was a quick response but we couldn鈥檛 start suppressing the fire until the power was shut down.鈥�

Shirley says firefighters wet the area around the pole and crane to prevent the fire from spreading and waited approximately 30 minutes for the lines to be de-energized.

Fire crews were on scene for two-and-a-half hours.

鈥淭he fire is under investigation but possibly a piece of machinery hit the pole and caused the wire to come down,鈥� Shirley says.