BC Wildfire Service responds to new wildfire along Highway 37 North

A new wildfire in the Northwest has caught the attention of the BC Wild Fire Service, with crews dispatched to a fire burning about 75 kilometres north of Meziadan Junction, four kilometres south of Bell II.

The smouldering ground fire was reported late in the evening of August 7th and currently covers about 10 hectares near Mehan Lake on the west side of Highway 37 North, it is not currently spreading too much beyond that area.

 A fire near Bell II (in green) has brought 40 BC Wild Fire personnel
to the Highway 37 North region today as they battle the newly discovered fire

To attack the fire twenty fire fighters and one helicopter are on the scene, with twenty more fire fighters currently enroute.

Travellers are advised that smoke will be visible from the Bell II area along the highway corridor and to travel with caution should they be travelling along the route while the fire is still burning.

The full update can be reviewed here.

You can access more information from the BC Wild Fire Service here.

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A look at some of the significant fires of this season can be explored here.

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