The BC Wildfire Service does not expect a blaze near Balfour to get any bigger.
They have declared the Queens Bay wildfire under control.
Officials say the 2.3-hectare wildfire discovered on Sunday was started by a person.
The only other wildfire in the Kootenays is a 1.2-hectare blaze west of Invermere.
As of Monday morning, the provincial office said there were 34 active wildfires in B-C with none threatening people or property.
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