11/05/2024

From Ben Macdui, Lurchers, camping below Lurchers by river

Young People setting up to camp and cook food, accidentally knocked over a jet boil as it sparked causing dry gras around to light on fire. Student grabbed jetboil and turned it off before calling for help. Staff ran across and began stamping fire, moving things out the way, calling for water. Fire contained with minimal damage and no injury. Staff gave learning talk over what could have happened, and consequences of if we had not been able to contain