The owners of a large cattle ranch south of Kamloops are suing the provincial government, alleging a back burn sparked by firefighters two summers ago killed some of its livestock and destroyed its fencing.

The 11,000-hectare Rossmore Lake wildfire was discovered on July 21, 2023, near Lac Le Jeune. Winds and hot weather pushed the blaze north toward Kamloops, at one point reaching 10 kilometres from city limits. Crews had it under control by the middle of September.

A lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by the Frolek Cattle Company, which operates a 35,000-acre cattle ranch off Highway 5A south of Kamloops, alleges a back burn in the middle of the Rossmore Lake fire fight caused significant damage to ranch property.

According to the notice of civil claim, the burn was sparked by cr

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