A wildfire burning northeast of Whistler is currently 6.5 hectares, B.C. Wildfire Service says.
The Cougar Mountain wildfire, which is about 15 kilometres south of Pemberton, was discovered on Wednesday (June 24). It’s currently deemed as burning out of control.
B.C. Wildfire Service says lightning is the suspected cause.
There are two initial attack crews and one unit crew on site as of Thursday at noon. They’re working alongside officers and helicopter support.
B.C. Wildfire service adds that bucketing operations and cooling conditions are keeping fire activity low.
The fire is not currently impacting Highway 99, but smoke may be visible to motorists.
There are no evacuations or alerts.