Monte Lake fire 30% contained, residents say neighbours’ homes lost
KAMLOOPS — Residents of Monte Lake are nervously watching the Martin Mountain wildfire burning near the community, although the B.C. Wildfire Service says firefighters are getting the upper hand on the fire with 30 per cent containment.
“We’ve been tremendously lucky with the winds once more,” said fire information officer Max Birkner. “Pretty low winds yesterday and same thing today. On the west side of the fire, we’ve seen rank one, smouldering ground activity. On the east side, we’ve had a little more vigorous activity.”