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Wildfire near Highway 3 grows to 60 hectares

Wildfire near Highway 3 grows to 60 hectares – Jul 25, 2019

A blaze in the Southern Interior, which BC Wildfire Service believes was sparked by lightning, has grown to 60 hecatres, up from 25 on Wednesday night.

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The out-of-control fire, discovered Wednesday afternoon, is located near Highway 3 between Osoyoos and Cawston.

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While it will likely be visible from the highway it isn’t impacting highway travel.

As of Thursday morning, no structures were threatened by the growing wildfire.

A crew of four people fought the fire overnight, and 40 more personnel are headed to the fire Thursday.

Smoke rises from the wildfire burning near Highway 3 in B.C.\’s Southern Interior. Global News

Air support is also expected to return to fight the fire on Thursday.

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BC Wildfire Service could not provide a description of the fire activity, saying it would likely change throughout the day, nor could it say which direction the fire is growing in.

Meanwhile, a wildfire crew is also returning to the site of a spot fire north of Cathedral Provincial Park.

That blaze was also discovered Wednesday afternoon, and is also believed to have been caused by lightning.

That fire is listed as just 0.01 hectares in size.

– With files from Shelby Thom


WATCH ABOVE: An extended interview with a BC Wildfire spokesperson regarding the wildfire burning near Highway 3 in the Southern Interior.
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