Iqaluit's latest dump fire extinguished in an hour

As opposed to past long-smoldering fires at the Iqaluit dump, the most recent fire that started Thursday afternoonwas out in a hour.

Eight firefighters responded to the call at around 2:30 p.m. and by 3:30 p.m. the fire was extinguished, according to a City of Iqaluit news release.

There were no injuries and the city says there were no losses in the fire.

The citydoes not know what caused the fire.

In 2014, a fire burned in the Iqaluit dump for four months. A smaller fire occurred at the dump in the summer of 2016.

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