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High temperatures raising concerns about wildfires, Report
High temperatures raising concerns about wildfires, Report

High temperatures raising concerns about wildfires, Report

A provincewide heat wave in British Columbia is expected to hit record highs in the coming days, heightening concerns about wildfires.

Navi Saini (SANI) of the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch says there are 45 wildfires across the province, with three fires expected to take days to put out.

“We have several fires burning in the Northwest Territories and just the way the winds have been blowing there has been smoke reports in many areas of the province,” she says.

In northern BC, near the Alberta border, 120 firefighters and 11 helicopters are battling a 45-square-kilometre blaze close to Tumbler Ridge sparked a week ago.

41 firefighters and six helicopters are trying to put out a four-square-kilometre fire near Quesnel, in the North Cariboo region which started Tuesday.

20 firefighters are battling a 10-square-kilometre blaze in north BC near Williston Lake that started Thursday.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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