Estimated size of Mine Creek wildfire size reduced thanks to improved visibility, but blaze expected to keep growing

UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.

The BC Wildfire Service has downgraded the size of the Mine Creek wildfire following more accurate tracking of the blaze, but the fire is still expected to keep growing.

The fire burning on either side of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt is now listed as 3,390 hectares...