A section of Brandon’s Eastview Landfill caught fire late Monday morning, sending plumes of smoke into the air that were visible from nearly a kilometre away.

It was the third time this year that fire broke out at the site.

Brandon Fire and Emergency Services received reports of the fire shortly before noon, Capt. Doug Wheatland told the Sun at the scene.

“We were told probably between 11:30 and 12 o’clock,” Wheatland said. “It took us about three minutes to get down here.”

The cause of the fire was unknown and is under investigation, Wheatland said.

He said firefighters faced challenges accessing water at the scene, as there were no hydrants nearby.

“What we’re doing is shuttling the water in from a hydrant, filling up our portable tanker, and then filling up the bladder,” he explai

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