Update, 5:55 p.m.
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is assessing a wildfire discovered south of Lillooet on Wednesday.
According to their 5 p.m. update, there is one response officer and three helicopters assigned to the incident.
“Airtankers did respond to this wildfire and while unable to action due to steep terrain and the location, they assisted in the initial assessment of the incident,” the wildfire service said.
They say the fire is burning at Rank 3, meaning a moderately vigorous surface fire with occasional candling of trees along the fire perimeter.
It is a high elevation fire, they say, burning high up in the mountains in steep and challenging terrain. A majority of the fire growth is along the western flank, burning up into snow and rocks.
“A response officer is assessing for safe and achievable objectives.”
Another wildfire was also discovered near Lillooet on Wednesday.
The fire is south of the town and on the east side of the Fraser River.
As of the 5:27 p.m. update, it was sized at 0.009 hectares.
That fire (number k70670) is suspected to have been caused by lightning.
Original story
A wildfire has broken out south of Lillooet and is sized at 50 hectares.
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) say the fire is out of control and is located near Riley Creek.
It was discovered on Wednesday, June 24 with the last update coming in at 3:35 p.m.
The suspected cause of the wildfire (number K70659) is lightning.
To report information about this fire, the Kamloops Fire Centre can be reached at 250-554-5965 or KFCINFO@gov.bc.ca.