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Stubborn wildfire near Oyama
LAKE COUNTRY – Lake Country firefighters found themselves back at the scene of a small wildfire in the hills above Oyama dealing with hot spots Sunday morning.
The 0.5-hectare brush fire near Oyama Zipline on Oyama Lake Road was reported around 6 p.m. Saturday.
Fire Information Officer Kayla Pepper says a 3-person initial attack crew was sent to assist Lake Country firefighters with the blaze.
She says they were out of there by about 10:30 p.m.
Smouldering hot spots had local firefighters back in action around 10 a.m. Sunday.
No structures were threatened and the fire was expected to be completely out in a few hours.
It's believe to be human caused.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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