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2nd ‘Out of Control’ Wildfire Discovered in Sooke Region
BC Wildfire Service says the human-caused blazes cover 2 hectares and 0.5 hectares, with aircraft and ground crews fighting both.
- Two wildfires are burning in the Sooke region as of Sept. 20. One sparked near Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, followed hours later by a second blaze in the Sooke Hills.
- Both fires are listed by the BC Wildfire Service as "out of control," meaning they are spreading or expected to spread beyond their current perimeter or control lines.
- Firefighters from the Capital Regional District and BC Wildfire Service, with helicopter and airtanker support, are tackling the Pat Phillip Creek fire at 0.5 hectares and the Leech River wildfire in the Sooke Hills at two hectares.
- Smoke and firefighting aircraft may be visible to motorists traveling along Highway 14 and surrounding areas. There are currently no impacts to Juan De Fuca Provincial Park or Highway 14 at this time.
- The BC Wildfire Service identified the blaze as human-caused, though the cause remains under investigation. They note people can start wildfires in several ways, either by accident or intentionally.
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2nd ‘out of control’ wildfire discovered in Sooke region
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Hours after a small wildfire was discovered near Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, a second sparked in the Sooke Hills Sunday evening (Sept. 20). Evacuations and. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
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