Two new blazes started near Penticton, B.C., appear human-caused: BC Wildfire
Two new wildfires sparked to life in British Columbia’s southern Interior near Penticton on Friday.
Nicole Bonnett with the BC Wildfire Service confirmed Saturday the larger of the two fires, burning south of Penticton on the edge of the community of Okanagan Falls, remained within the local fire department’s jurisdiction.
Fire crews from Okanagan Falls and the BC Wildfire Service battled the blaze through Friday evening, and a skeleton crew of local firefighters stayed on scene overnight, Okanagan Falls fire chief Rob Oliver said Saturday.
Bonnett said the service’s fire origin and cause team returned to the scene early Saturday to look into what ignited the wildfire.