"Plainly stupid": BC mayor blasts party-goers after brush fire sparked by fireworks

A large brush fire at a Nanaimo, B.C., park on Friday night was ignited by fireworks during a party with around 200 "young people."

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog condemned the event, saying they should be "ashamed."

“(It’s) very disturbing and very upsetting. Given the consciousness around climate change … around the dry summer conditions, anyone, and I don’t care how young you are, setting off fireworks at one of our most beloved public parks (which) is not easily accessible by our firefighters is just plainly stupid,” he said.

It took firefighters roughly six hours to battle the brush blaze, which was fast-moving due to wind and dry conditions.

Luckily, firefighters said the fire was on a tied island and did not spread.

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