A small wildfire northwest of Savona that started yesterday is now considered under control.

BC Wildfire Service information officer Madison Smith says the fire grew to 0.4 hectares in size.

She says the service responded with seven ground personnel and air tankers yesterday.

“Today, there are three BCWS personnel on site, as well as fire origin and cause, trying to determine the cause of the fire. It is suspected to be human-caused, but until that investigation is completed we won’t know for sure.”

The fire danger rating has climbed to moderate or high across the southern Interior in recent days, and the risk is “extreme” in some areas.

“With the danger rating going up and the warm weather we’ve been experiencing, just being really careful and cautious when doing anything with fire. Whether a campfire or open burning, since neither are banned at this time,” Smith says. So always make sure your fire is out or cool to the touch before leaving the area. And never burn if it’s windy out.”

B.C. has been in a heat wave since Monday; Kamloops has seen temperature highs above 30 degrees Celsius in the past three days, including a high of 36 degrees yesterday which was a record for June 2. Kamloops has also seen just 10.3 millimetres of rain in the past three months, making this the driest spring in 120 years.

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