Wildfire near Buttle Creek still under investigation 

A wildfire near Buttle Lake has been labelled out of control, and the Coastal Wildfire says they’re still investigating the cause. 

The fire was discovered yesterday, and according to the BC Wildfire Service, the blaze is currently under one hectare in size.  

One initial attack crew is responding to the fire, as well as one helicopter.  

There are currently 37 wildfires in the Coastal Fire region, with 43 per cent of them out of control. 

Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner
Justin is a local reporter in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, and is based in Duncan. He has worked in radio for over three years, with all of them in British Columbia. He was previously at 91.7 Coast FM in Nanaimo and also has shows on 95.7 Coast FM, and the weekend show on 89.7 Sun FM. When he is not on the air, he can be found travelling the island and enjoying everything that beautiful British Columbia has to offer.

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