North Cowichan’s South End firefighters were called to a fire in the area just north of the dike behind Fun Pacific off Beverly Street on Monday evening just before 5:30 p.m.
They arrived to find a pile of garbage on fire at a homeless camp. It was quickly extinguished.
Firefighters had to watch their step carefully as they dodged used needles that littered the area.
Firefighters dodge discarded needles at Duncan brush blaze… https://t.co/ZG0S4XHy78 #VancouverIsland pic.twitter.com/hXN21OkNtu
— Nanaimo Bulletin (@NanaimoBulletin) October 4, 2017