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Map depicting the Plateau Pit wildfire in relation to Cranbrook. (Supplied by the BC Wildfire Service)
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New wildfire sparks northwest of Cranbrook

R McCormack
By R McCormack

BC Wildfire Service is reporting that a new wildfire was sparked on Wednesday northwest of Cranbrook.

The wildfire located around Plateau Pit, near Wycliffe Road is currently small, around 0.01-hectares.

BC Wildfire Service believes the blaze is human-caused.

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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