A tossed cigarette is believed to be the culprit behind a small brush fire that broke out north of Oliver at Enterprise Way on Wednesday evening around 6:45 p.m.
Oliver RCMP Sgt. Blaine Gervais says police attended the small brush fire, but it is unknown who is responsible for discarding the cigarette.
He said the damage was minimal.
The Oliver Daily News reports that several trees were fully involved with flames moving through the grasslands.
The Oliver Fire Department responded and it took about 30 minutes to control and extinguish.
While there are currently no campfire bans in effect in the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan region, any open burns larger than a campfire are prohibited to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.
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