Update 2:15 p.m.
The wildfire north of Lytton is now being held.
The blaze reached 35 hectares in size before being reclassified by BC Wildfire Service around 1 p.m.
The out of control fire in the Southeast Fire Centre is also being held. The fire near Lynch Creek, north of Grand Forks is contained to 1.6 hectares.
Original 11:00 a.m.
A few new wildfires have sparked in the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres.
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