
Elephant Hill wildfire stabilizing, winds moving fire away from Clinton
KAMLOOPS — Mother Nature is giving the 361 firefighters a break while working on the Elephant Hill wildfire that’s burning northeast of the Village of Clinton.
The fire remains stable with no new growth on Wednesday, remaining at 84,000 hectares. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, it’s also moving away from Clinton with winds have shifting the fire away from the community.
However, fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek says a controlled burn gone wrong on Tuesday contributed to more growth in the Loon Lake area.
“It’s come in on our place in probably two or three different directions now over the last two weeks,” said John McNamer, who owns a 200-acre ranch at 8 Mile south of Clinton. “There’s been times where we thought it was past, but it just keeps coming back.”