A wildfire has sparked up south of Kamloops this afternoon.
The BC Wildfire Service says it has been called to a fire at Stump Lake that is adjacent to Highway 5A.
That fire right now is between about hectares in size, and the wildfire service has nine personnel and air tankers responding.
Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says at this point they do not know what caused the fire.
“We will hopefully find out later on. But just so people are aware that smoke will be highly visible from the highway.”
As for if any structures are at risk right now?
“I can’t speak to that right now, I don’t have that information for the location of it. But hopefully we will find out a little bit later tonight.”
The #BCWildfire Service is responding to a ~2 hectare wildfire at Stump Lake (K20467), 35 km south of #Kamloops adjacent to #BCHwy5A. The highway is not affected at this time however smoke will be highly visible. There are 6 personnel responding with support from air tankers.
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) June 3, 2019
