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A wildfire burning out of control on the Sunshine Coast has more than tripled in size since it was sparked on Monday. The Earle Creek wildfire is burning in a remote area of Old Egmont, across from the Skookumchuck Narrows. Erika Berg, an information officer with the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS), said the fire has grown to an estimated eight hectares in size, as of Tuesday afternoon. “The fire is burning in some heavy coastal timber, and so we’re seeing the fire growing a little bit, creeping along the ground,” Berg said. Dawn Henderson said she was working at the Bathgate General Store in Egmont when she saw the smoke … and has been fielding calls from concerned residents since it started. The wildfire is burning close to structures, but none of them have been impacted by the fire, according to the BCWS.