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Three small fires sparked near mountain lake in Okanagan

Lees Lake wildfires range from 0.01 to 1.2 hectares
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Three fires are burning in the hills east of Lake Country. (BC Wildfire Service map)

Three fires burning east of Lake Country are under control.

The lightning-caused blazes are approximately 34 kilometres east of the district around Lees Lake.

Four BC Wildfire Service personnel are responding to all three, which range is size from 0.01 to 1.2 hectares.

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