Firefighters battling early-season wildfire on Vancouver Island
CTV
Twelve firefighters were battling a small wildfire on Vancouver Island Thursday, marking one of the first fires on the island amid what has already been a destructive fire season in British Columbia.
Twelve firefighters were battling a small wildfire on Vancouver Island Thursday, marking one of the first fires on the island amid what has already been a destructive fire season in British Columbia.
The fire is on Thunder Mountain, approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Port Alberni. Officials with B.C.'s Coastal Fire Centre say the blaze was reported around 6 p.m. Wednesday, prompting an immediate response from ground-attack crews.
As of Thursday morning, the fire was being held at just over one-third of a hectare.
"It is no longer out of control," fire information officer Julia Caranci told CTV News. "We do not anticipate that fire will grow beyond its current perimeter."
Investigators have not yet determined what sparked the blaze but they suspect it was human-caused.
"The majority of the fires we have in the spring are generally human-caused," Caranci said.
"In the absence of any lightning in the area, we know that it is human-caused but we will ascertain the exact cause after an investigation."
