Crews contain Burns Bog fire, reopen highway following wildfire in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. — A busy highway running beside Burns Bog in Delta, B.C., is being reopened as crews have fully contained a wildfire.
Delta’s Emergency Operations Centre says traffic is moving again on Highway 17.
The route had been closed since Sunday when a wildfire broke out in the bog, scorching 78 hectares of bush.
The blaze also threatened a nearby industrial park, prompting an evacuation that was rescinded Monday night.