The wildfire burning near the Port Alice Highway has been extinguished near the road, though Strategic Wildfire members who were at the scene today say it is still burning on the north side of Larry Lake.
The Port Alice highway is currently open for business, with one lane traffic only through the section of the road where the wildfire was previously burning.
The wildfire was first discovered burning in steep ground above the highway on Aug. 11 and was estimated at 10 hectares in size by Aug. 20.
Thanks to wildfire crews, Port Hardy Fire Rescue members, and the support of heavy equipment and aircraft, the wildfire that was threatening the Port Alice Highway has been contained.
According to the Coastal Fire Centre, a lightning storm that occured on the night of Aug. 10 was the cause of the wildfire.
It remains one of three “fires of note” on Vancouver Island as of noon Thursday, according to the provincial government’s BC Wildfire map.
The others are the fires at Zeballos and at Pinder Creek along the access road to Zeballos.
