Fire crews from Merritt quickly rushed to a grass fire along the Coquihalla Highway before it spread far into the woods.
According to the BC Wildfire Service鈥檚 active fire map, the blaze is in the vicinity of Fox Farm Road just south of Merritt. It鈥檚 believed to be human-caused., and estimated at less than a tenth of a hectare.
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Drive BC reports the northbound lanes of the highway are closed between the Comstock Road exit and Merritt as crews work on knocking out the burn.
Photos from the scene show firefighters spraying water on scorched patches of grass beside the highway, but the nearby trees appeared untouched.
jim.elliot@saobserver.net
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