Wildfire near Haines Junction grows to 40 hectares and is not under control | CBC News
The
fire was first reported to the territory’s Wildland Fire Management at
10 p.m. PT on Saturday, according to fire information officer Mike
Fancie. It is about nine kilometres north from Haines Junction near Bear
Creek.
fire was first reported to the territory’s Wildland Fire Management at
10 p.m. PT on Saturday, according to fire information officer Mike
Fancie. It is about nine kilometres north from Haines Junction near Bear
Creek.
On Saturday, the wildfire was covering three hectares and
officials said it was spreading north and away from the village. Earlier
Sunday, Fancie said the fire was 12 hectares. By 3 p.m. local time, the
fire had grown to 35 to 40 hectares, he said.