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UPDATE: Out of control Tupper Creek wildfire grows to 75 Hectares

Lightning is believed to have started a wildfire located near the Tupper Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) area south of Dawson Creek.

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Lightning is believed to have cause a now 75 hectare fire in the Tupper Creek Forest Service Road area south of Dawson Creek (BC Wildfire Service)

UPDATED July 10th, 9:49 a.m.: This wildfire has since grown. Click here to read the latest update.

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. —  Lightning is believed to have started a wildfire located near the Tupper Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) area south of Dawson Creek.

First reported by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) on July 9th, the current size of the ‘out of control’ fire is approximately 75 hectares.

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Tupper Creek FSR is located approximately 36.8 kilometres south of Dawson Creek, near Tom’s Lake.

No evacuation orders have been issued as a result of this fire. 

Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information becomes available.

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This wildfire has since grown, click here to read the latest update.

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