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VIDEO: Fire doused on Chatham Island off Oak Bay this morning

Coastal Fire Service to send helicopter and crew to investigate
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Discover and Chatham Islands from the shores of Oak Bay, July 6, 2018. The provinceB次元官网网址檚 Coastal Fire Service plans to send a helicopter over this morning after reports of smoke from Chatham. (Keri Coles/Oak Bay B次元官网网址)

A fire that smoulders on Chatham Island off Oak Bay is human caused according to the Coastal Fire Service.

Parks and the fire service were called out this morning for the fire that is about 10 by 30 metres, says Donna MacPherson, fire information officer for Coastal Fire Service.

B次元官网网址淭he fire is just smouldering at this point in some logs on the beach,B次元官网网址 she said.

Parks staff worked the fire ahead of the Fire Service which arrived with a crew of three after being alerted by residents this morning.

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Coastal Fire Service crews also battle a fire in Sooke that blew up to 100 hectares in size earlier this week. This morning the fire was reported to be 70 per cent contained.

Call 1-800-663-5555 to report a wildfire.


 
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