Overview

• The 35-hectare blaze remains out of control but exhibited calmer behavior overnight, enabling crews to dig guard lines and lay hoses on the north and south flanks.
• BC Wildfire Service has deployed three initial attack crews, a unit crew, a night-vision helicopter, skimmers and ten air tankers in ongoing suppression efforts.
• A state of emergency continues on the Neskonlith reserve, where residents are housed at the Adams Lake Conference Centre and patrols protect vacated properties.
• Evacuation alerts for nine Harper Lake properties persist as regional authorities coordinate hospitality rooms and community support services.
• Investigators suspect human activity sparked the wildfire and an official probe is underway to determine its exact origin.