US EditionFire Continues to Grow as Crews Remain Absent From Blaze Burning Alongside Coquihalla Highway (BC)
The Mine Creek wildfire, caused by lightning, expanded from 105 to 275 hectares with reduced intensity, posing no current threat to structures or roads, officials said.
- On Monday, crews identified a 105 hectares wildfire at Mine Creek, 44 kilometres northeast of Hope near the Coquihalla Highway, reported as out of control by the B.C. Wildfire Service.
- Officials said the Mine Creek fire is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike, and the Kamloops Fire Centre is mobilizing resources to respond.
- Fire behaviour has shifted, and responders say the Mine Creek wildfire's intensity decreased from Rank 4 to Rank 3 while Kamloops Fire Centre crews remain on scene.
- Coquihalla Highway remains open and no evacuation alerts or orders are in place; the fire burns upslope without threatening local structures, roads, or utilities, BC Wildfire Service reports.
- Residents can get updates at alertable.ca and BC Wildfire Service notes that an 'out-of-control' fire means it spreads beyond current control lines, risking growth.
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Fire continues to grow as crews remain absent from blaze burning alongside Coquihalla Highway (BC)
UPDATE: 6:12 p.m. A wildfire no one is fighting south of Merritt has now grown to 275 hectares in size. The lightning-sparked wildfire is burning in the Mine Creek area near the Coquihalla Summit. The BC Wildfire Service has been monitoring the fire, which is burning in steep terrain with access was...
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