(JENNIFER STAHN / iNFOnews.ca)
July 31, 2022 - 1:09 PM
A wildfire east of Highway 97A yesterday afternoon is now under control.
The fire was discovered, July 31, but B.C. Wildfire Service information officer Melanie Bibeau said it did not grown from a spot-sized fire in the afternoon.
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According to B.C. Wildfire's active wildfire map, it is roughly eight km away from Armstrong.
The fire is located on the Baker Forest Service Road and has been named the Glaznier Creek wildfire by the service.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
- This story was updated Aug. 1, at 1:20 p.m. as the fire is now under control.
- This story was updated at 3:56 p.m. to provide more information on the fire's size this afternoon.
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