Crews battling 76-hectare wildfire near Comstock Lake

Apr 23, 2019 | 4:22 PM

QUESNEL — Update: The 76-hectare fire 125 kilometres northwest of Quesnel changed status to being held. The fire is now unlikely to spread to existing or pre-determined boundaries. There was also snow in the area last night (April 23).

Earlier: The BC Wildfire Service is busy battling a 76-hectare fire seven kilometres northwest of Comstock Lake and about 125 kilometres northwest of Quesnel on Batnuni Road.

Fire Information Officer Erin Bull with the Cariboo Fire Centre says the fire broke out sometime Sunday though the cause is currently unknown.

“It’s not an interface fire. It’s about 15 kilometres away from the nearest settlement at Batnuni Lake,” she told CKPG Today.