Smoke rises from fire at a homeless encampment in west end Belleville Saturday May 17 2025. (Photo: Quinte News)
Belleville firefighters dealt with a grass fire in a homeless encampment on vacant land in the city’s west end Saturday morning.
Residents in the area of Palmer Road North and Moira Street West reported smoke coming from a field shortly before 6:30 a.m.
No one was on scene when firefighters arrived.
The fire was contained to a pit area on the property and there were reports that small propane containers had been exploding.