Updating…. Fire out Sproat Lake. Please send pictures and updates.

Latest updates at top start here.

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Update 12PM Sunday – No new updates.  BCWS still classes fire as New 1ha.

Updated 7:30AM – Nothing new to report.

Updated 9PM – Hwy 4 now open.

BCWS has same size for the fire. Likely nothing more until morning.

Update 6:30PM – BCWS update size to 1 hectare.

Person caused, updated location.

Update 6:20PM -Highway 4 open single lane.

5:40PM – Crews may have a handle on it.

this was the fire initially before more crews arrived around 3PM this afternoon.

DriveBC still reports highway 4 closed next update 6:30PM

5:30PM – Videos provided by David Pederson Tahn

4:35PM BCWS updated with initial location.

BC Wildfire now has it on their map.  It looks to be about 2 kilometres west of Taylor Arm Provincial Park. It is referred as Friesen Lake fire right now.

4:16PM Highway 4 now closed

CLOSED #BCHwy4 – due to wildfire related activity west of #PortAlberni, assessment in progress, updates to come. Expect heavy delays and please drive carefully. #Tofino #Ucluelet

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) July 21, 2018

I am getting reports of a fire near Hwy 4 on Sproat Lake. If you have pictures please send them and I will include here as I update information. Nothing from BC Wildfire yet.

Pic below from Brandy May Watson on Facebook

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