Update: As of 9:51 a.m., BC Wildfire Services says the fire has grown to 859 Hectares
A wildfire is burning out of control southwest of Port Alberni.
The BC Wildfire Service says the Mount Underwood fire is near the Bamfield Main Road between Port Alberni and Bamfield.
The road is now closed, and the China Creek Regional Park and Campground is being evacuated.
The fire was discovered on Monday and has grown to 630 hectares.
The Wildfire Service reports the fire is displaying Rank 4 and Rank 5 fire behaviour, which means a highly vigorous fire with trees torching or flames burning in tree tops.
An Initial attack crew, along with an air tanker and 4 helicopters responded on Monday and three unit crews and an Incident Management Team are being dispatched.
