Wildfire near Peachland out of control; no homes threatened
BC Wildfire Service crews are tackling an out of control fire near Peachland. The wildfire at Spring Lake, roughly five kilometres from Peachland, was discovered yesterday, July 10, around 5 p.m., according to the BC Wildfire Service. The wildfire service suspects the fire was human...
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BC Wildfire Service crews are tackling an out of control fire near Peachland.
The wildfire at Spring Lake, roughly five kilometres from Peachland, was discovered yesterday, July 10, around 5 p.m., according to the BC Wildfire Service.
The wildfire service suspects the fire was human caused, and there are no area restrictions or evacuation alerts at this time.
At the moment it is 2.2 hectares, and the most recent update from the wildfire service said there are two initial attack crews, one unit crew, two helicopters and air tankers responding.
The wildfire has open flame and is spreading at a moderate rate, but it isn’t near any homes or structures.
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