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Lions Bay fire caused by a person, investigators say

All six hikers near the fire have either walked away from area or been flown to safety

Investigators have determined the fire on Brunswick Mountain was caused by a person.

Fire information officer Donna MacPherson says no other details about the cause are available at this time.

All six hikers that were near the fire, just north of Lions Bay, are safe.

Lions Bay Search and Rescue and Fire Rescue crews flew out two people from the Tunnel Bluffs lookout with Talon helicopters.

The other four people who were around the blaze were below the fire line and managed to walk their way out to the highway.

The fire was still burning as of Tuesday morning.

MacPherson said that the fire, which is now under a hectare in size, is still uncontained but only appears to be putting up “idle smoke.”

MacPherson said five people are working on the fire at the moment, down from the 25 that were there on Monday.