<sod > However, by the end of the first day of the firefight, the fire grew to 100 hectares or about the size of 200 football fields and forced hikers, campers and backcountry users to turn away from the area.< eod>< sod >  However, by the end of the first day of the firefight, the fire grew to 150 hectares -- about the size of 250 football fields -- and forced hikers, campers and backcountry users to evacuate the area.< eod>