UPDATE: 12:07 p.m.
The wildfire that sparked Thursday morning in the Bertram Creek area of South Kelowna is now considered under control.
The blaze was first spotted at about 9:30 a.m. and BC Wildfire deployed crews to the scene.
By 11:30 the wildfire was brought under control and is not projected to spread beyond the current perimeter.
According to BC Wildfire, the blaze is human-caused.
A wildfire has been spotted in South Kelowna on Thursday, May 1.
Around 9:30 a.m., the fire was called in after someone spotted smoke with their binoculars from across Okanagan Lake.
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has stated the blaze is human-caused and currently out of control. It is 0.009 hectares in size. The BCWS also states the location is near Bertram Creek.
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