A body was found after a brush fire in Vernon broke out early Saturday morning.
Police were called to assist Vernon Fire Rescue Services personnel who were responding to a brush fire near the intersection of Highway 97 and 48th Avenue April 19 around 12:30 p.m.
Fire crews successfully contained and extinguished the fire which is believed to have originated at the site of a homeless encampment on the west side of the roadway.
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