Two small wildfires near West Kelowna dealt with by fire crews

A small wildfire in the Smith Creek area near West Kelowna today is being held, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Information officer Taylor Wallace said the "low vigour surface fire" is currently smouldering. There are two wildfire service crews and two helicopters working the fire along with West Kelowna Fire Department personnel. There was also a fire in the Powers Creek area nearby, but it was quickly extinguished earlier today, Aug. 13, West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund said. Both blazes are suspected to be human caused and are under investigation. Kelowna is under a severe thunderstorm watch this afternoon and into the evening with a 40 per cent chance of showers. The wind is expected to pick up to 60 km/h. 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 .