Fire at Nakusp mill 100% contained

A fire burning at a lumber mill southeast of Nakusp is 100% contained.

A 1.5 hectare blaze at Box Lake Lumber was first seen Friday.

Two initial attack crews, a helicopter and air tankers were deployed to fight the fire.

No residential structures or communities were in any danger and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

* Photo credit – Aline Winje*

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