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Small wildfire reported near Kingsgate border crossing

The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting a 1-hectare wildfire southwest of Yahk.

The small wildfire is east of Highway 95, located about 4 kilometres north of the Kingsgate border crossing and 11 kilometres southwest of Yahk near Elmer Creek.

According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the small fire was sparked on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting the fire as being human-caused.

The 1-hectare wildfire reported near Yahk and Creston on July 5, 2020. (Supplied by B.C. Wildfire Service)
Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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