A wildfire near Kitimat in northwest B.C. has been classified as “out of control” by the BC Wildfire Service after growing from 15 to 40 hectares overnight. Firefighters suspect it was caused by human activity. The Bish Creek wildfire, located approximately 10 kilometres southwest of Kitimat, has nearly 40 firefighters and two helicopters fighting to contain it as it continues to burn through cutblocks left behind by former logging operations. “It was started in an area where there was no logging activity or no building activity, so we’re confident it wasn’t caused by construction work or logging operations,” Kitimat’s fire chief Trent Bossence said, adding there were no storms or reports of lightning. “We can only assume that it was caused by other means of human activity.” With COVID-19 restrictions limiting access to provincial parks, more people have been visiting the Bish Creek area this year, he said.