New 10-hectare wildfire emerges nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake

UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): The wildfire northwest of Williams Lake has grown to 66 hectares in size.

EARLIER: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A new wildfire has emerged nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake. 

The BC Wildfire Service says the fire southwest of Northern Ranches Road was discovered Wednesday (April 29). It’s measured at around 10 hectares in size and is burning out of control. 

The wildfire is believed to have been caused by humans. The wildfire service says crews are working to limit the fire’s spread.