The wildfire in Lillooet was human-caused, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
Rolanda McKinley was recently travelling between Lytton and Lillooet for work when she witnessed the start of a human-caused wildfire. “It was our last stop [delivering medical supplies] and it's an area where the road gets really narrow,” she says. “A big rig was coming. It was the only vehicle we saw on the highway for quite some time.”
When they continued driving, they noticed a small fire had started next to the road and was spreading rapidly. Kamloops Fire Centre fire information officer Aydan Coray confirms the video of the fire is the Riley Creek wildfire that was reported on Friday. Firefighters, including an initial attack team, worked through the evening and were able to get it under control the next day. The fire is now classified as out and BCWS says the fire was 0.4 hectares in size.
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