Firefighters were battling a pair of small wildfires on northern Vancouver Island on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
Two fire crews and one fire response officer brought the fire largely under control by 9 p.m.The exact source of the fire has not been determined yet, according to Coastal Fire Centre information officer Jade Richardson.
While crews were still in the area Tuesday morning, a second small fire was reported just southwest of Sayward. A firefighting helicopter and four firefighters were dispatched to the scene for a smouldering ground fire. The fire measured approximately 100 square metres and was still considered out of control around 8:30 a.m.
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