UPDATE SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2 p.m.:
A B.C. Wildfire initial attack crew is on its way to a wildfire near Armstrong that broke out Sunday, July 31.
Called the Glaznier Creek Wildfire, it is located approximately nine kilometres east of Armstrong.
The fire was originally attended to on Sunday by an initial attack crew from BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue Services.
The fire is listed as spot-sized.
ORIGINAL STORY
Crews remain on-scene of a wildfire near Cherryville that began Friday, July 29.
The Bryers Road fire is .31 hectares in size as of Sunday, July 31, and Kamloops Wildfire Centre fire information officer Aydan Coray says it’s classified as under control.
“We have at least eight personnel working on the fire and they have been assisted by a helicopter,” said Coray.
Crews are expected to be out at some point Sunday to check again on a .01 hectare-sized fire at Myriam Creek east of Armstrong and just north of Silver Star Provincial Park.
More information on active wildfires in B.C. can be found here.
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