Wildfire burning near Osoyoos grows
Posted May 14, 2019 2:10 pm.
Last Updated May 15, 2019 5:42 am.
OSOYOOS (NEWS 1130) – A wildfire near Osoyoos is now about 400 hectares in size.
Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service says the flames are uphill on difficult terrain.
“The Richter Creek fire, just west of Osoyoos, that is definitely kind of our fire of most concern right now,” he says.
The Richter Creek #BCwildfire, west of #Osoyoos, is now ~250 hectares in size. It was sparked yesterday by a vehicle fire adjacent to #BCHwy3. Crews and air support are being joined by more resources this afternoon. More info: https://t.co/2fYaiDRQZe pic.twitter.com/4EgaddeuxT
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) May 14, 2019
40 firefighters and 2 helicopters are currently fighting the fire, which sparked up beside the Crow’s Nest Highway Monday afternoon because of a vehicle fire.
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Traffic has not been affected but more than a dozen properties are under an evacuation alert.
The fire comes days after a fire near Fraser Lake scorched more than two square kilometres of woodland west of Prince George on the weekend.
– With files from the Canadian Press
