Crews fighting wildfire east of Silver Star

SILVER STAR – A fire east of Silver Star Provincial Park that started yesterday is currently out of control.

A fire at Bobby Burns Road, located just east of Silver Star Provincial Park and south of Mabel Lake Provincial Park, broke out on June 1. It's grown to 0.8 hectares in size.

Taylor MacDonald with the Kamloops Fire Centre said six personnel are currently at the scene of the fire, which is regarded as out of control at the moment. Lightning is the suspected cause of the fire.

— This story was corrected on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11:45 a.m. to state that the fire is suspected to have been caused by lightning. The original story said the fire was believed to be human-caused.

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