Firefighters continue to battle the Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake, with 142 BC Wildfire Service personnel hard at work, supported by local fire departments.

The fire is considered out of control and remains at 389 hectares in size, according to Madison Dahl, BCWS information officer, who added visibility of the blaze is limited due to smoky conditions and the fire perimeter will be updated as visibility improves and more information comes in from the area.

“Overnight last night, ground crews used direct attack to cool the fire in all wild land urban interface areas,” Dahl said during a briefing on Aug. 3. “Overnight operations include two helicopters that have night vision technology, heavy equipment, structure protection and BC Wildfire ground crews.”

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