Quilchena Creek wildfire now classified as under control
MERRITT, B.C. — The Quilchena Creek wildfire has moved one step closer to being fully extinguished by the BC Wildfire Service.
The 839-hectare blaze, located just East of Merritt, is now classified as under control.
Under control is described as — The fire has received sufficient suppression action to ensure no further spread of the fire.
The Quilchena fire is one of six currently burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre with five of the fires listed as under control and one blaze near Lillooet classified as ‘new.’