A barrel full of boxes burning behind a local business was quickly extinguished by firefighters Wednesday afternoon.
Vernon Fire Rescue Services was called to a report of a barrel fire at 3 p.m. April 26 behind the Silver Star Motel.
Crews were quick to douse the blaze, leaving behind charred and soaked piles of cardboard next to a blackened steel barrel.
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