By James Peters

New wildfire breaks out north of Savona

May 23, 2018 | 8:19 PM

KAMLOOPS —UPDATE —  BC Wildfire Service crews are at  the scene of a new wildfire sparked northwest of Kamloops Wednesday evening.

The fire is reported to be about 60 hectares in size as of last night, burning out of control near Deadman-Vidette Road north of Savona. It’s in the vicinity of Allie Lake.

A social media post from the service notes the blaze is burning near the perimeter of last year’s nearly 200,000-hectare Elephant Hill wildfire, and smoke is visible from nearby communities.

The BC Wildfire Service is attacking the fire with both ground and air crews.

The fire is believed to be human-caused, and there is no word whether it is threatening any structures.

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Another fire is burning in the area near Xusum Creek, 35 kilometres west of Lillooet. That fire is also considered out of control. The fire measured 25 hectares as of last evening. 

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EARLIER — BC Wildfire Service crews are rushing to the scene of a new wildfire sparked northwest of Kamloops Wednesday evening.

The fire is reported to be about 50 hectares in size, burning near Deadman-Vidette Road north of Savona.

A social media post from the service notes the blaze is burning near the perimeter of last year’s nearly 200,000-hectare Elephant Hill wildfire, and smoke is visible from nearby communities.

The BC Wildfire Service is attacking the fire with both ground and air crews.

The fire is believed to be human-caused, and there is no word whether it is threatening any structures this evening.