Prince George Fire Rescue personnel were called out to a grass fire with a twist early Friday afternoon, when they responded to a blaze in a freshly-cut hay field along a BC Hydro right-of-wa.,
They were called to the scene near the digital sign on Highway 16 East by a BC Hydro crew who told firefighters a strong wind had whipped the loose hay up into a cyclone that touched the powerline overhead and sparked the blaze.
The explanation left firefighters a little skeptical - until they saw it themselves.
"I grew up on a farm and I've seen those twisters with dust but never with hay, so it was quite fascinating," fire chief John Lane said.
Once they gained access, the hectare-size fire was quickly extinguished.
The crew was on the scene for exactly an hour, Lane said.
