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UPDATE: Wildfire northeast of Clinton put out by BC Wildfire Service

Fire at 51 Mile Creek suspected to be lightning-caused
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UPDATE: 9:50 p.m.

The BC Wildfire Service notes that this wildfire (C40806) is now out and at no point was threatening structures.

ORIGINAL:

The BC Wildfire Service is currently tackling a blaze seven kilometres northeast of Clinton at 51 Mile Creek. The fire is to the west of Highway 97, nearly halfway between Clinton and Chasm. Local sources say that it is across from the old airport on Big Bar Road.

The fire was discovered on Saturday, Aug. 1, and is suspected to be lightning-caused.

It is currently estimated at .9 hectares. There is no word as to whether any structures are threatened.



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About the Author: Barbara Roden

I joined Black Press in 2012 working the Circulation desk of the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal and edited the paper during the summers until February 2016.
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