Record heat, inbound storms put B.C. on wildfire alert

British Columbia’s wildfire work says it’s connected nan lookout for a surge successful wildfire activity arsenic thunderstorms and winds are forecast to subordinate record-setting heat.

The service’s latest bulletin says storms are expected complete eastbound B.C. up to nan bluish Rockies and winds are forecast to prime up crossed nan state later this week, carrying nan imaginable to instrumentality nan flames of astir 160 existent wildfires.

Environment Canada has besides expanded power warnings to screen much than 2 twelve regions and communities, from Whistler to Kelowna to nan Kootenays successful nan southeast, Terrace successful nan northwest and Fort Nelson successful nan northeast.

Crews are battling much than 50 out-of-control fires successful nan province, including 1 3 kilometres southbound of Peachland successful nan Okanagan that is visible from Highway 97, and different astir 16 kilometres northbound of Boston Bar that’s burning connected nan banks of nan Fraser River.

The BC Wildfire Service says nan blaze adjacent Peachland is burning crossed nan road from immoderate structures but location is nary existent consequence to buildings arsenic crews conflict nan occurrence that is little than a hectare successful size.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation’s DriveBC accusation strategy says Highway 97 has been closed because of nan fire.

Near Boston Bar, a photograph posted by nan BC Wildfire Service shows nan one-hectare blaze burning adjacent to nan stream adjacent immoderate obstruction tracks successful nan Fraser Canyon.

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The work said 2 onslaught crews, a consequence serviceman and chopper support are connected nan segment of nan blaze on pinch Canadian National Railway staff.

Further north, an removal bid issued by nan Cook’s Ferry Indian Band remains successful spot for its Nicoelton reserve arsenic 2 wildfires pain northbound of Spences Bridge.

The wildfire work says nan Shetland Creek and Teit Creek fires are burning retired of control, spanning a mixed 534 hectares successful size.