The fire, first reported Sunday at 9:15 p.m., had grown from about five hectares Monday morning to more than 12 hectares by noon.
Fourteen firefighters on the ground are supported by a helicopter and three-fixed-wing skimmers that are drawing water from nearby lakes to contain the area around the blaze.The cause of the fire hasn’t yet been determined.Article content
Another wildfire, the Tugwell Main blaze west of Sooke near Otter Point, was also discovered Sunday at about 9:15 p.m. It burned 0.3 hectares and is now classified as being held.He said outflow winds starting Tuesday will bring continued hot, dry conditions and decreasing relative humidity that will increase the risk of fires.
Another fire discovered Sunday near Filberg Creek in Strathcona Provincial Park is listed as under control at 0.4 hectares. The Glenlion River fire, reported June 26 and visible from Port Hardy, is also under control after burning nearly four hectares. Robinson said there have been 53 fires on Vancouver Island so far this year. About 48 of the fires that have been fully investigated have been determined to have some sort of human cause.
In the entire Coastal Fire Centre region, which includes parts of the mainland and Haida Gwaii, more than 100 fires have been reported and almost 14 square kilometres have been burned.
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