Five-hectare wildfire sparks at Stave Lake in Mission, B.C.

BC Wildfire Service crews are responding to a new wildfire that sparked in Mission, B.C., Saturday night.

The five-hectare wildfire is burning around 20 kilometers up the Florence Lake Forest Service Road near Stave Lake.

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The Mission Fire Department is working in conjunction with wildfire crews to fight the fire.

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Officials said the blaze was first reported as an abandoned campfire and is suspected to be person-caused.

People are being asked to avoid the area.

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