UPDATE:
The wildfire east of Williams Lake, listed under the BC Wildfire Service file number C20385, is considered under control, said Erin Bull, communications assistant with the Cariboo Fire Centre.
Bull said the initial phone report came in from the public at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.
The Cariboo Fire Centre responded by sending a bird dog, two officers and eight fire fighters to the scene.
Bull said industry personnel were already on scene and actioning the fire before crews arrived, with the CFC crew remaining on scene to ensure the fire didn’t escape its perimeter.
The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, however, it is listed as human-caused.
The fire is located east of Williams Lake, near the Likely Road.
It is currently the only fire in the region.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting a new wildfire in the Mountain House Road area east of Williams Lake.
The fire was listed Tuesday afternoon at 0.6 hectares in size, and is suspected to be person caused, but listed as under control. It is roughly 20 kilometres northeast Williams Lake, east of Pine Valley, and is the only active wildfire currently listed in the Cariboo Fire Centre.
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The Tribune has put in a call to the Cariboo Fire Centre for more information.
We’ll have more information once it is available.
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