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Wildfire north of Castlegar now mapped at 116 hectares

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Judd, A. (2026, August 27). Wildfire north of Castlegar now mapped at 116 hectares. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12036999/wildfire-north-castlegar-grows-ezra-creek/

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A wildfire north of Castlegar has grown rapidly since its discovery on Tuesday, but its size was incorrectly estimated at 250 hectares before being corrected to 116 hectares as of Wednesday evening. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, helicopters were used to hold the fire until ground crews arrived. The fire's behavior is classified as a moderately vigorous surface fire due to wind-driven conditions. Airtankers are currently working to cool the fire and limit its spread.

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Story summary

A wildfire called the Ezra Creek wildfire has been burning north of Castlegar since Tuesday, but it rapidly grew in size on Wednesday afternoon. Initially estimated at 250 hectares, the fire's size was later corrected to 116 hectares as of 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The fire is believed to have started by lightning and has shown "wind-driven fire behaviour" that has been rated as a rank three, indicating a moderately vigorous surface fire. To combat the blaze, helicopters were used to hold the fire until rappel crews could respond, while airtankers worked to cool down its behavior and limit its spread.

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Topics

Castlegar The B.C. Wildfire Service

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Castlegar GPE · 1× The B.C. Wildfire Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

A wildfire burning north of Castlegar was estimated to have grown to 250 hectares in size on Wednesday afternoon, but that has since been corrected to 116 hectares, as of 8:30 p.m. The Ezra Creek wildfire was discovered on Tuesday, but residents in the area say it grew quickly on Wednesday afternoon.

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Wildfire north of Castlegar now mapped at 116 hectares · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

it → burn → afternoon

The B.C. Wildfire Service said helicopters were engaged to hold the fire through until rappel crews responded on Wednesday morning. asserted

crews → say → morning

Get breaking National news Wind-driven fire behaviour increased to rank three, meaning a moderately vigorous surface fire. Airtankers are working to cool fire behaviour and limit spread. asserted

Airtankers → get → spread

The fire is believed to have been started by lightning. asserted

fire → believe → lightning