Lightning Sparks Robson Valley Forest Fire

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Fire attack crews have been sent to the Robson Valley to  battle a blaze that was started last evening by a lightning strike in the Robson Valley.

The  blaze  is currently 300 hectares in size and is  located about 17 km southeast of Dunster, and 6 km southwest of Highway 16 . 

There has already been some rain in that area, and more is expected.  The fire is not threatening any  homes or buildings.

Two other lightning caused  spot fires were reported last night, one is already out,  the other is in  what the Fire Centre refers to as "Initial Attack Status." 

Heading into the long weekend, the fire danger rating in Prince George,  the Robson Valley and Tumbler Ridge areas  is rated as  high.  The rating is low to moderate throughout the rest of the Prince George Fire Centre which covers the region from the Kinbasket Lake north to the Yukon border,  Endako in the west, to the Alberta border.

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