Fire crews in the Cowichan Valley are working to control a late-season wildfire burning about 10 kilometres west of Duncan.
The BC Wildfire Service has 16 firefighters, a helicopter and two water tenders attacking the blaze, which has been dubbed the Cowichan River Fire, according to Julia Caranci, fire information officer for the Coastal Fire Centre.
" making good progress," she said, noting that the fire didn't challenge the containment lines crews had established overnight. Normally, B.C. receives "season-ending rain" in September or early October, Caranci said. This year, that hasn't happened yet, and the wildfire service has seen more new fires sparking than it typically would at this time of year as a result.
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