Photo: Don Mace

Smoke over Cawston

Considerable smoke can been seen in the skies around the South Okanagan, due to a wildfire burning south of the border.

The B.C. Wildfire branch has confirmed the smoke is coming from a wildfire burning in Washington State, dubbed the “Diamond Creek Fire.”

The 2,700 hectare blaze is burning around 28 kilometres north of Mazama, Wash., according to InciWeb, an American wildfire tracking system.

That would put the fire about 17 kilometres from the Canada - USA border.

Photo: InciWeb

A wildfire in the United States is bringing smoke into the South Okanagan