50-hectare wildfire burns between Clearwater and 100 Mile House Published 3:31 pm Friday, July 17, 2026 A 50-hectare wildfire is being reported between Clearwater and 100 Mile House. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire, located 3.4 km southeast of...
50-hectare wildfire burns between Clearwater and 100 Mile House Published 3:31 pm Friday, July 17, 2026 A 50-hectare wildfire is being reported between Clearwater and 100 Mile House. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire, located 3.4 km southeast of Bowers Lake, was discovered on Friday, July 17. According to their latest update at 2:18 p.m., the wildfire is out of control.
The BCWS has assigned firefighting personnel and aircraft to the incident. The blaze, number C40923, is suspected to have been caused by lightning. A second fire is also burning southeast of the Bowers Lake fire.
That fire, number C40930, is 0.009 hectares. Noted as out of control, the suspected cause is under investigation.
- Published
- Jul 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 17, 2026
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- Clearwater Times
- Category
- Environment
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- 1 min
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