Smoky conditions north of Lions Bay, as small wildfire continues to burn
Posted May 15, 2018 7:44 am.
Last Updated May 15, 2018 12:22 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A small wildfire continues to burn on Brunswick Mountain, north of Lions Bay.
“There’s a lot more smoke in the area today — the sky around that area is full,” says NEWS 1130’s Darren Grieve, who flew over in the NEWS 1130 Air Patrol this morning.
“Even when we got to Lions Bay — we’re looking north — we could see that smoke. We could not see that smoke yesterday until we got right over top of the fire itself. So, you can certainly see that that fire has been smoldering all night long.”
The fire is about 0.1 hectares in size.
Fire Information Officer Donna MacPherson says ground crews are continuing to tackle the blaze. “This morning, they are hiking up the side of the mountain to gain access into some parts of the fire. It’s in pretty steep terrain, off of a selection of hiking trails up in the area.”
Yesterday, six hikers needed to be rescued from the area. At least two were airlifted out. There were no reports of injuries.
Helicopters were involved in the firefight yesterday, but it’s unclear if they will be up again today.
“It depends on what the crews need,” says MacPherson. “Right now, the fire has a much lower activity than it did yesterday afternoon…. It’s a ground fire — it’s underneath the trees and moving through the debris that’s on the ground.”
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
