Wildfire near Nazko estimated knocked from 1,000 hectares down to 300
Wildfire burning near a small community 90 kilometres west of Quesnel
The BC Wildfire Service is currently fighting what was a 1,000 hectare fire burning near Nazko, a community approximately 90 kilometres west of Quesnel.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wildfire?src=hash">#Wildfire</a> near Nazko thirty per cent contained, <a href="https://t.co/j90FlQ8fLA">https://t.co/j90FlQ8fLA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BCGovFireInfo">@bcgovfireinfo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCWildfire?src=hash">#BCWildfire</a>
—@BCGovNewsNow though, the fire is down to 300 hectares as firefighters and heavy equipment work to contain the blaze.
UPDATE: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCwildfire?src=hash">#BCwildfire</a> burning ~5km NW of Nazko now remapped at 300 ha, down from previous estimate of 1,000 ha. <a href="https://twitter.com/BCGovNews">@BCGovNews</a>
—@BCGovFireInfoCrews responding to ~1,000 ha <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCwildfire?src=hash">#BCwildfire</a> ~5km NW of Nazko, ~90km W of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Quesnel?src=hash">#Quesnel</a>: <a href="https://t.co/0I1ce0xjPR">https://t.co/0I1ce0xjPR</a>
—@BCGovFireInfoThe cause of the fire is currently under investigation.