Jules LaRue says he was visiting his mom down the road on Shuswap Road when another family member rushed over to tell him there was a brush fire behind his house on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc reserve.
LaRue tells Global News police were on the scene and told him sparks from a contractor cutting metal behind his home may have started the blaze.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says an investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.