** Update on August 1, 12:33 pm **
The fire south of the District of Wells and Jack of Clubs Lake is now “Being Held”, according to the Cariboo Fire Centre.
The fire, which was first discovered late on July 30, grew to 12.5 hectares in size.
Ground crews, of 37 personnel are still on the location working to extinguish the fire and establish deeper control lines.
The Cariboo Fire Centre says there is still no impact on travellers along Highway 26, although smoke may still be visible.
BC Wildfire Service did report two more smaller fires, less than one hectare in size each, in the region. These fires are located to the east and south of Bowren Lake.
**Update on July 31. 13:00 **
The Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC) has provided an update on the wildfire spotted south of Jack of Clubs Lake.
Drone footage shows the fire has grown to 2.2 hectares in size; however, the CFC says the fire has grown minimally overnight, but it is still listed as Out of Control.
Ground crews have established a water line and a water delivery system. The crews also have heavy equipment support, which has established a control line.
CFC says smoke may be visible to commuters along Highway 26, the community of Wells, and Barkerville. But there is no impact on traffic along the Highway, nor on the residences of Wells, or critical infrastructure.
The cause of the wildfire is believed to have been a lightning strike. CFC reports its area received 1245 lightning strikes on July 30 during a convective storm.
Two fires near Williams Lake have been updated to Out and Being Held.
The wildfire C21128, near Grouse Rd. and Buckskin has been put out. Another wildfire, C21129, in the Dog Creek area remains Being Held and is now Under Control.
That fire reached 0.04 hectares in size, and was also caused by a lightning strike.
The CFC anticipates more lightning strikes to occur tonight. Temperatures of the day are floating between 31 and 34 degrees Celsius. The CFC anticipates the temperature to cool down tomorrow, August 1, to around 26 degrees Celsius.
For more information, and to stay up-to-date on these fires, and more, visit the BC Wildfire Services online map, and the BC Wildfire Services app.
** Original Story**
A wildfire near Jack of Clubs Lake in the District of Wells was registered last night, July 30.
The fire, last updated at 8:38 pm on July 30, is located south of Highway 26 in the Quesnel Highland, and is registered at 1.5 hectares in size.
According to the BC Wildfire Services Map, the fire is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. Fire Crews have responded and are in the area taking suppression actions.
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