A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the combustible part of the Hudbay garbage dump northwest of the Triple Seven mine.

Vice-President of the Manitoba Business Unit Rob Winton says the fire department got the fire under control and were wrapping up at the fire by late afternoon.  Mines Manager Richard Trudeau says they monitored the wind direction and when the smoke started blowing toward Triple Seven mine they shutdown a downcast so the smoke wouldn’t be pulled into the mine.

  The cause of the fire is being investigated.