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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has reported a wildfire in an area northeast of Fort St. John. According to the BCWS, the fire is located in the Goodlow area, an area northeast of Cecil Lake and southeast of Doig River First Nation. The fire has reached a size of 70 hectares since being reported on Wednesday, June 4th and is currently \u2018out of control,\u2019 meaning it will likely spread beyond its perimeter. The news of the fire comes as the BCWS warns the next three days could be \u201cchallenging,\u201d with high winds expected to lead to \u201cextreme wildfire behaviour\u201d at the weekend. The wildfire authority has said via its website that resources, including a firefighting crew, helicopters… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has reported a wildfire in an area northeast of Fort St. John. According to the BCWS, the fire is located in the Goodlow area, an area northeast of Cecil Lake and southeast of Doig River First Nation. The fire has reached a size of 70 hectares since being reported on Wednesday, June 4th and is currently \u2018out of control,\u2019 meaning it will likely spread beyond its perimeter. The news of the fire comes as the BCWS warns the next three days could be \u201cchallenging,\u201d with high winds expected to lead to \u201cextreme wildfire behaviour\u201d at the weekend. The wildfire authority has said via its website that resources, including a firefighting crew, helicopters... <\/p>\n

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