estimated to be about 11,000 hectares in sight but a fossilised but due to the smoke they were granted for most of they were granted for most of the day. there is some good news, in the three fires here in the okanogan we have the one in the okanogan we have the one in west kelowna, one in blake country and so we know here in kelowna the one that started on thursday night we had some residents return home today lake. there is still an evacuation alert the order was rescinded so it s only about 100 people unable to go home tonight, still about 10,000 residents on evacuation orders at this time. residents on evacuation orders at this time. and shuswap which i know is at this time. and shuswap which i know is two at this time. and shuswap which i know is two hours at this time. and shuswap which i know is two hours north - at this time. and shuswap which i know is two hours north of i i know is two hours north of where you are. two fires emerged, creating a mega blaze merged. e
A Blue Mountains fire brigade captain tells a NSW coronial inquest the decision to conduct a back-burn that later broke containment lines was a "foregone conclusion" by the time she found about it.