A six-hectare wildfire is out of control north of Mission.
The fire was discovered on Wednesday night (July 5) at approximately 8 p.m. north of Davis Lake. There are currently 31 firefighters and three helicopters responding.
According to BC Wildfire Service, the suspected cause of the wildfire is human activity.
The Lost Creek Forest Service Road is closed at 0 km in relation to the fire. There are no current evacuation orders for the incident.
After burning for two weeks, a 19-hectare wildfire was previously extinguished near Davis Lake by the Coastal Fire Centre on June 2.
A campfire ban from Coastal Fire was reinstated earlier this week and will be back in place as of 12 p.m. on Friday (July 7).
dillon.white@missioncityrecord.com
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