A fire broke out on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke yesterday afternoon.
Parks Canada, BC Wildfire service and the City of Revelstoke Fire Department responded, quickly knocking down the flames.
As a safety precaution the national park was evacuated.
Crews continue to monitor for hot spots.
The fire was human caused and is under investigation.
Lightning storm in #Revelstoke started small fire on Mt Mcpherson. (Called it into *5555 on mobile). #bcwildfre #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/inG97aV0ox
— Mike Thomas (@urbanworkbench) July 21, 2017