Elephant Hill fire grows past 180,000 hectares
KAMLOOPS — The Elephant Hill wildfire has grown again.
BC Wildfire Service estimates recorded Thursday had the fire at 181,273 hectares.
Fire Information Officer Claire Allen says the majority of growth came on the north flank, spurred by gusty winds from the southwest.
“That caused a finger of the fire to cross the containment line to the north and make its way approximately nine kilometres up toward the south end of Jack Frost Lake,” said Allen. “It’s approximately two-and-a-half kilometres from Jack Frost Lake, which is approximately five kilometres to the south of Highway 24.”