Wildfire near Fintry, B.C., labelled as ‘under control’

With the Okanagan in the midst of another wildfire season, residents living in Fintry had a scare when a wildfire popped up 2.5 kilometres away from the community over the weekend.

The fire was discovered on Aug. 10; its suspected cause is lightning.

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BC Wildfire says the fire’s current size is 0.009 hectares and it is listed as under control. The fire is not expected to grow any larger.

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