An out of control wildfire has been detected north of Halfmoon Bay. Photo credit: BC Wildfire Service
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Out of control wildfire discovered north of Halfmoon Bay, BC Wildfire Service

Justin Baumgardner
By Justin Baumgardner

A wildfire has been spotted north of Halfmoon Bay, and the BC Wildfire Service has declared it to be out of control. 

According to the B-C Wildfire Service, the fire is approximately one hectare in size, and the cause is currently under investigation.  

There are currently 12 active wildfires in the Coastal Fire Service region with 23 per cent of them being labelled as out of control, and only 28 per cent of them being listed as human-caused. 

Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner is a local reporter in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, and is based in Duncan. He has worked in radio for over three years, with all of them in British Columbia. He was previously at 91.7 Coast FM in Nanaimo and also has a weekend show on 89.7 Sun FM. When he is not on the air, he can be found travelling the island and enjoying everything that beautiful British Columbia has to offer.

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