Out of control wildfire breaks out near Hope

In an early morning update on Thursday, the BCWS says the blaze is around 0.6 hectares big and is currently out of control. (CityNews Image / Google Maps)

By Charlie Carey

Posted July 3, 2025 6:55 am.

A new wildfire has ignited near Hope, about 150 kilometres east of Vancouver.

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According to the BC Wildfire Service, the yet-to-be-named wildfire was first discovered on Wednesday.

In an early morning update on Thursday, the BCWS says the blaze is around 0.6 hectares big and is currently out of control.

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The wildfire service believes the new fire, near the Serpent’s Back Trail, is human-caused.

Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.

The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wildfire near the community of Lytton, having led to a local state of emergency and several evacuation orders.

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