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New wildfire spotted in Lake Country

It sparked in the Sage Glen area
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A fire has been spotted Friday morning (Aug. 18) in the Sage Glen area of Lake Country. (Debra Stephens/Facebook)

UPDATE 7:35 a.m.

One of the fires is now on the BC Wildfire Services map.

It is named the Clarke Creek fire and it is deemed out of control.

The size of the fire is unknown at this time. It is close to Davidson Road.

A fire has been spotted Friday morning (Aug. 18) in the Sage Glen area of Lake Country. (Bill Bob/Facebook)
A fire has been spotted Friday morning (Aug. 18) in the Sage Glen area of Lake Country. (Bill Bob/Facebook)

Multiple people on Facebook are reporting multiple fires in Lake Country.

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Two fires are being reported in Lake Country on Friday morning, Aug. 18.

According to a Facebook post, one of the fires can be spotted in the Sage Glen area of Lake Country. The size of the blaze is unknown.

It’s unknown at this time where the second fire is.

More to come.

READ MORE: OKANAGAN WILDFIRES: What you need to know for Friday, Aug. 18

READ MORE: Risk of ‘dry lightning’ in forecast, could worsen B.C.’s wildfire situation


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Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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