Lightning Sparked Fire South of Pantage Lake 100% Contained

A wildfire five kilometers south of Pantage Lake is under control.

Fire information officer with the Cariboo Fire Centre, Natasha Broznitsky says that as of Wednesday, June 14 the 168-hectare blaze was 100% contained and 6 firefighters were on site to look for any remaining hot spots.

The fire which was reported on June 4 was started by lightning.

Broznitsky says only 4 of the 38 wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre this year have been caused by lightning. The other 34 were human-caused and therefore preventable.

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Rebecca Dyok
Rebecca Dyok
News Reporter/Anchor who loves the Cariboo and coffee (lots of it). If you have any news tips or story ideas you would like to share I can be reached at cariboonews@vistaradio.ca

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