Fires like this a 'challenge' to get extinguished, P.E.I. government officials say
CBC NewsJulie ClowA fire burning at a peat bog operation in Foxley River, in western P.E.I., continues to smoulder.
The fire started June 17 at Gulf Island Peat Moss, north of Tyne Valley. Two days later, crews had managed to control the fire around its perimeter. Now, officials say they hope to have it extinguished soon.
"By monitoring the fire and acting when needed, we are not allowing the fire to grow into open flames," officials with the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action said in a stateme…
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