Firefighters putting out brush fire near Island Highway in Lantzville

Firefighters putting out brush fire near Island Highway in Lantzville

Fire causes detours on highway at Ware Road

An investigation is underway for the Lantzville brush fire that closed traffic briefly Sunday: RCMP

An investigation is underway for a brush fire that occurred on a rural property in Lantzville Sunday morning, says a spokesperson with BC RCMP. Sunday morning, cars were backed up near Lantzville due to the fire, with Nanaimo RCMP officers working to re-route traffic. According to BC RCMP, a portion of Highway 19 was closed and Ware Road was shut down to northbound highway traffic Sunday morning due to a brush fire on a rural property. The publi…