An alert farmer saved several barns from going up in flames on Sunday afternoon.
Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service received a call from a farm in the 500 block of Whatcom Road that smoke was coming from the hog fuel pile and the side of a barn.
When crews arrived, they emptied the barn of the hog fuel (wood chips or shavings used for bedding) and sprayed it down.
Deputy Fire Chief Ron Hull said the organic waste was stored in a bunker silo, and spontaneous combustion can be a problem.