Along with hot weather, new wildfires also on the rise in B.C.
Global News
The largest fire in the province is 150 hectares, and is around 90 minutes west of Williams Lake. There’s also a 15-hectare fire near Merritt.
On the first hot weekend of the year, there are 44 wildfires burning across the province, including 17 new ones in the past 24 hours.
According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), most of the new wildfires are located in either the Cariboo (12 total wildfires) or Prince George (24 total wildfires) fire zones, though one is located in the Kamloops (5) fire zone.
That fire, located just northwest of Merritt, was sized at 20 hectares. It was discovered on Saturday, just before noon, and was originally sized at two hectares. BCWS has listed it as being human-caused.
Four wildfire personnel are on scene, along with members of the Lower Nicola Indian Band and Merritt fire departments.
DriveBC says because of the fire, Highway 97C north of Merritt is closed in both directions. The closure is from Logan Lake to the Highway 8 junction, and a detour is in effect. An update is expected later Saturday.
The Coastal, Northwest and Southeast fire zones each have one fire.
The province’s largest fire is in the Cariboo, a 150-hectare blaze located around 90 minutes west of Williams Lake, and nine kilometres southeast of the small community of Alexis Creek.
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