Car fire spreads to brush

Photo: Kamloops Fire Rescue

Kamloops Fire Rescue crews continued to monitor the scene this morning after dousing a vehicle fire in the Rose Hill area overnight

The vehicle had been abandoned, and the flames spread into surrounding brush, but crews managed to keep the blaze contained to an area of 15 by 25 metres.

"When they got there, they found that it spread to some nearby trees and grasses and sagebrush," says Platoon Capt. Wade Lindoff. "There was a bit of work involved, as it got into the subsurface fuels and roots."

Crews that went back this morning found some smoke still puffing up, so they'll continue to keep an eye on it.

After two straight days of fires near the city, Kamloops Fire Rescue warns people to remain cautious heading into the long weekend.

"It's still dry out there, we're getting into the fall season and people tend to relax a little more thinking the main heat of the summer is over, but September can still be hot and dry and there's a lot of fuel out there, so be careful with your fires, it can easily spread," says Lindoff.