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Firefighters tackle brush fire at Royal Roads University

A dog walker spotted the fire, which was in a heavily forested area near the north end of Esquimalt Lagoon, around 5:30 a.m. (CTV News) A dog walker spotted the fire, which was in a heavily forested area near the north end of Esquimalt Lagoon, around 5:30 a.m. (CTV News)
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Firefighters put out early-morning brush fire at Royal Roads University in Colwood, B.C., on Thursday.

A dog walker spotted the fire, which was in a heavily forested area near the north end of Esquimalt Lagoon, around 5:30 a.m.

The fire burned a log and climbed several metres up an old-growth Douglas fir tree, scorching it black.

Damage was contained to a small area of about 10 square metres.

Security staff at the university are monitoring the area to ensure it doesn't reignite.

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