Crews dispatched to wildfire near Peachland

Firefighting crews have been dispatched to a wildfire near Peachland. The Munro Lake Forest Service Road wildfire is around six kilometres southwest of Peachland, south of Brenda Mines Road, according to BC Wildfire Service and Central Okanagan Emergency Operations. There are strong winds in the area so the fire is at a rank three or four, meaning it’s a vigorous surface fire with a moderate to fast rate of spread. It is currently at 10 hectares and out of control. Peachland Fire Department and wildfire service ground crews are on the scene with air support. The Emergency Operations Centre is being activated. The cause of the fire is under investigation and there are no area restrictions as of 4 p.m. on Sept. 25. Go to BC Wildfire Service https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map and Central Okanagan Emergency Operations https://www.cordemergency.ca/  for updates. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .