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BC Wildfire Service responding to fire east of Kimberley

Crews are on the scene of a wildfire east of Kimberley, near Stirton Road.

According to BC Wildfire Service, the fire is 2.0 hectares in size as of Sunday afternoon.

Ground crews are responding to the blaze along with support from air tankers and the Kimberley Fire Department.

The fire was sparked on Sunday, and the BC Wildfire Service believes it was human-caused.

The BC Wildfire Service added that there is potential for skimming to happen at St. Mary’s Lake.

No structures are currently threatened by the fire.

R McCormack
R McCormack
Born and raised in Cranbrook, they graduated from Lethbridge College in 2019. They came back for a practicum position with 2dayFM in Cranbrook, resulting in a job as the Saturday show host before moving into the newsroom. They have covered a wide variety of topics ranging from federal politics to local interest. Their after-hours passion lies in local history, gardening and coin collecting.

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