Small wildfire burning near Peachland

By Marshall Jones
August 06 2014 02:31 AM

PEACHLAND – B.C. Wildfire is currently tackling a small blaze near Peachland.

The fire is near Pincushion Mountain, just above Ponderosa Golf Course and is still under a hectare in size. No structures are in danger at the moment.

There is one initial attack crew working to extinguish the fire. The fire is contained and crews are working within the perimetre.

We will keep you up to date as the situation progresses.

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.

—This story was updated on Tuesday August 5, 2014 at 9:36 a.m. to include updated information from B.C. Wildfire.

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