Provincial crews called in to help battle wildfire near Delta, B.C.

Jul 3, 2016 | 1:45 PM

DELTA, B.C. — The B.C. Wildfire Service has been called in to help fight a blaze burning in a conservation area in suburban Vancouver.

Lois Jackson, the mayor of Delta, B.C., says the fire in Burns Bog had grown to 100,000 square metres by Sunday afternoon — 10 times larger than it was two hours earlier.

Donna MacPherson with the Coastal Fire Centre says about 26 provincial firefighters were assisting along with a helicopter and airtankers.

Police have closed Highway 17 from Highway 99 to the Nordel Connector, and traffic is being diverted to River Road.