

Nanaimo fire crews work on getting a bush fire near Northfield Road under control on Sept. 13. Courtesy: Michael Jorgensen
Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were fighting a bush fire near the city’s tourist information centre on Wednesday.
The fire, which is located near the Nanaimo Parkway and Northfield Road, was reported before 4 p.m. and was extinguished around 7:45 p.m.
Brush fire now scaling steep slope along #Nanaimo Parkway pic.twitter.com/9BO2Ah2En0
— Skye Ryan (@SkyeRyanCHEK) September 14, 2017
This was the view of the fire from Bowen & Northfield around 4 PM pic.twitter.com/165CfWj6y8
— Chelsey Harmon (@PastorChelsey) September 14, 2017

Nanaimo fire crews work on getting a bush fire near Northfield Road under control on Sept. 13. Courtesy: Trevor Stoddart

Nanaimo fire crews work on getting a bush fire near Northfield Road under control on Sept. 13. Courtesy: Michael Jorgensen

Nanaimo fire crews work on getting a bush fire near Northfield Road under control on Sept. 13. Courtesy: Michael Jorgensen

Nanaimo fire crews work on getting a bush fire near Northfield Road under control on Sept. 13. Courtesy: Michael Jorgensen