Image: BC Wildfire Service / A new out-of-control fire has sparked in Hidden Creek, east of Yale, on Thursday evening (Oct. 16).
OUT-OF-CONTROL FIRE
New wildfire sparks northeast of Hope Thursday evening
Oct 17, 2025 | 9:12 AM
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Update 12:48 p.m.: BCWS has announced that the 60-hectare fire is now classified as being held. The original story follows.
YALE — Despite cooling temperatures, a new wildfire has started in the Coquihalla Canyon early Thursday evening (Oct. 16).
At around 6:40 p.m., the BC Wildfire Service reported the out-of-control fire in Hidden Creek, roughly 22 kilometres east of Yale and 32 kilometres northeast of Hope.
The fire has been assessed at 60 hectares at the time of writing.
