A camp stove was the cause of a small fire south of Kamloops along Highway 5A, according to Kamloops RCMP.
The fire started shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 17.
Kamloops Fire Rescue and Kamloops RCMP attended the fire, which was burning near Running Horse Ranch Road in Knutsford.
Kamloops RCMP media relations officer Crystal Evelyn said police arrived to find KFR soaking the area and knocking down the blaze.
After speaking to witnesses, Evelyn officers arrested a man nearby and charged him under the Wildfire Act, section 10 (3), which can come with a penalty of more than $1,000.
Further investigation revealed the source of the fire was a camp stove that had fallen off a post and into the grass.
Dry conditions in much of the Southern Interior have led to a fire danger rating of “high” or “extreme,” including around Kamloops.
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