B.C. fire officials hope wind shift will help save Tumbler Ridge from intense blaze

150 people remained on Friday, some of them emergency personnel, but others residents who refuse to comply with the order to leave.

The community of 2,400 people has mostly been evacuated but Tumbler Ridge fire Chief Dustin Curry says about Karley Desrosiers, an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says crews are prioritizing structural protection by establishing so-called "moisture bubbles" around buildings and infrastructure.

She says holdouts who haven't left the town should get out before it's too late because wildfires may take out roads, electricity, and cellphone service, and emergency personnel won't be put in imminent danger to rescue them. On Vancouver Island, Highway 4 remains closed due to a wildfire east of Port Alberni, cutting off the main route for communities including Tofino and Ucluelet.

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