Update: Swede Creek wildfire ‘under control’

Jun 2, 2026 | 4:19 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE — Update (4 p.m.): The Swede Creek wildfire – located about 100 kilometres northwest of Quesnel – is now classified as under control.

The fire was discovered June 1 and quickly spread to over 1,800 hectares in size. The fire prompted an evacuation alert issued by the Cariboo Fire Centre but that was lifted today.

At its peak, 125 firefighting personnel and 12 pieces of heavy equipment were responding to this fire.

Earlier: The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties due an out of control wildfire.

The notice says the alert covers 22 parcels and nearly 180 square kilometres of land as the so-called Swede Creek Wildfire burns near Comstock Lake, about 100 kilometres southwest of Prince George.

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It says the evacuation alert was issued to give residents time to prepare to evacuate should they be ordered to leave.

The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze, which was discovered on Monday, is burning out of control and was estimated at about 13 square kilometres in size as of Tuesday afternoon.

The service says the cause of the wildfire is under investigation.

The blaze is among about 17 active fires and one of two that are burning out of control in the province.

(Image Credit: Cariboo Regional District)

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