The five that broke out north of Pitt Lake on Sunday was caused by a helicopter missing its landing.
According to the Transportation Safety Board, one pilot and one passenger were on board the Eurocopter AS355 when it took off from 91原创 midday Sunday and flew towards Pitt Lake before crashing at about 2:15 p.m.
鈥淭he aircraft was landing on a forestry road and as the aircraft was touching down, the pilot lost control,鈥� a spokesperson said.
鈥淭he rotor blades contacted the ground and the aircraft rolled onto its side.鈥�
Both the pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries but the helicopter was 鈥渟ubstantially damaged.鈥�
The forest fire, which has more than doubled in size since Sunday, is about eight kilometres north of Pitt Lake and near the Upper Pitt river hatchery.
BC Wildfire said that the fire is proving hard to fight, with high winds expected and accessible only by air and water and no structures are at risk.
鈥淚t鈥檚 basically burning in timber of a steep hillside,鈥� said fire information officer Jeanne Larson.
鈥淏ut there鈥檚 nothing there, no infrastructure.鈥�
Currently, BC Wildfire has dispatched a three-person initial attack crew, two fallers, a 10 person fire suppression crew and two helicopters to the site.
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