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B C wildfires update: 257 wildfires burning, 4,400 properties on evacuation order
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B C wildfires update: 257 wildfires burning, 4,400 properties on evacuation order
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B.C. wildfires force more evacuation near Ashcroft and Kelowna
Last Updated Jul 15, 2021 at 10:42 am PDT
FILE The Brenda Creek wildfire is burning south of Highway 97C in the Okanagan. (Courtesy: BC Wildfire Service)
Summary
People near Ashcroft and Kelowna were forced to flee late Wednesday night due to fires
An air quality advisory remains in place for most of the B.C. Interior due to the wildfire smoke
ASHCROFT (NEWS 1130) More communities are being ordered to evacuate or prepare to due to ongoing wildfires. There are around 300 fires burning in B.C., and recent hot and dry conditions have only hampered firefighting efforts. Nearly 20 new fires have been sparked in the last two days, the majority of which are believed to have been started by lightning.
VANCOUVER Evacuation orders have been issued for areas near the Brenda Creek, Grizzly Lake and Young Lake wildfires. Near Brenda Creek, the order was issued Thursday morning for 41 properties located in the community of Headwaters, in the Electoral Area H. Properties on the following roads have been listed by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: Peachland Forest Service Road, Lyric Lane, Blue Gate Lane, Twilight Lane, Campbell Lane, Dam Lane, Whiskey Jack Lane, Lupine Lane and Headwaters Lane. The district said the order was put in place due to immediate danger to life safety. In Bulkley-Nechako, about 100 properties are under an evacuation order issued Wednesday night. The properties are about 25 kilometres south of Vanderhoof.
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