PEIA number of P.E.I. fire departments were called to a fire at a waste facility in Wellington on Saturday. The fire was under control as of Saturday night, according to Summerside fire Chief Ron Enman.Several departments from around P.E.I. assisted at the fire sceneRyan McKellop · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2025 11:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoA number of P.E.I. fire departments assisted the Wellington Fire Department at a waste facility fire on Saturday. The fire was under control as of Saturday night, according to fire officials. (Brian Higgins/CBC)A number of P.E.I. fire departments were called to a fire at a waste facility in Wellington on Saturday.The fire was under control as of Saturday night, according to Summerside fire Chief Ron Enman.Summerside arrived around 3:30 p.m. AT to offer assistance to the Wellington department.”It had gotten into some long grass and stuff and was heading to the woods, and there was some large piles of trees and cut trees and brush,” Enman said.”I don’t know where it was from, but there was some large piles there, but … all the crews worked together and got it under control.”CBC News has contacted the Wellington Fire Department and is waiting for more information.ABOUT THE AUTHORRyan McKellop is a graduate of the Holland College Journalism program and a web writer at CBC P.E.I.
Fire at Wellington waste facility considered under control
