Deka Lake and Interlakes Volunteer Fire departments, as well as BC Wildfire Service crews, responded to a wildfire near Deka Lake Wednesday afternoon (May 8).
The fire was approximately 2 hectares in size.
Cariboo Fire Centre Information Officer Erin Bull said crews made extremely good progress and the fire is now under control.
Bull said investigators are on site determining the cause of the fire, and there is no official cause as yet. However, it has been listed as human-caused on the wildfire listings.
Five personnel and a water tender are on site mopping up.
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