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Sooke-area wildfire doubles to over 100 hectares on Vancouver Island
BCWS pegs fire at 50.4 hectares Tuesday morning
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The Coastal Fire Centre's Tuesday-morning estimate puts the fire at 50.4 hectares, with fire information officer Erika Berg attributing growth to lateral spread across the Mount Jack slope in warm, dry, windy conditions.
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“We're seeing that fire behavior lessening because it's starting to reach now the north face of the slope, where the impact of the heat and impact of the wind is less.”
Erika Berg, Coastal Fire Centre
Erika Berg Fire information officer, Coastal Fire Centre BC Wildfire Service Provincial firefighting agency Capital Regional District Local government support partner
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An out-of-control wildfire burning near Sooke has grown significantly, reaching more than 50 hectares after vigorous fire behaviour Monday afternoon.
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