Metro Vancouver said as of Saturday afternoon the blaze at Minnekhada Regional Park was under control.
A Coquitlam park was closed Saturday after a fire broke out.
Metro Vancouver said Minnekhada Regional Park, a 200-hectare natural park in northeast Coquitlam alongside the Pitt River, was closed to ensure public safety after a fire broke out.
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The regional district said that thanks to the early efforts of fire crews the blaze was under control and not spreading.
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