‘No significant growth’: Wildfire between Kamloops and Merritt held, still 149 hectares

The Kullagh Creek wildfire that spread to 149 hectares on Tuesday, June 16, saw minimal growth overnight and is now being held.
The fire above Stump Lake on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt was first discovered on June 16, and initially noted as 30 hectares. By late afternoon, it grew to 149 hectares, and remains that size as of 9:58 a.m. on Wednesday morning, when BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) made its latest update.
Shae Stearns, fire information officer at the Kamloops Fire Centre, said t