UPDATE: Intermittent closures expected along Hwy. 4 near Cameron Lake due to growing wildfire
NANAIMO — Wind has helped spur substantial growth to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire in the hills above Cameron Lake.
Discovered Sunday, June 4, the suspected human-caused fire has grown to an estimated 109 hectares as of midday on Tuesday, June 6 with considerable smoke and flame visible.
“Crews are working on this incident and helicopters are bucketing inaccessible areas,” an update from the BC Wildfire Service read. “Airtankers and skimmers are also supporting. No structures are currently threatened.”
Fire operations forced a brief closure of Hwy. 4 near Cameron Lake late Tuesday morning, however it was re-opened after about 45 minutes. The BC Wildfire Service advises travel may be affected “intermittently”, with single lane alternating traffic established through the fire zone early Tuesday afternoon.