Cooler temperatures and light winds helped crews make what the wildfire service says is 'great progress' building a guard on the flank of the fire closest to homes
Flames are seen from the Christie Mountain wildfire along Skaha Lake, near Penticton, B.C., on Aug. 19, 2020.The BC Wildfire Service says of the 540 fires recorded since April in British Columbia, more than one quarter have been sparked in the last week.
Those include the 14-square kilometre wildfire in the south Okanagan that has already destroyed one home and forced people to leave more than 300 properties south of Penticton.Cooler temperatures and light winds helped a team of 86 firefighters make what the wildfire service says is “great progress” building a guard on the flank of the fire closest to homes.Ten properties were ordered evacuated Wednesday night in southeastern B.C.
Near Penticton, evacuation alerts remain posted by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, affecting about 3,700 properties on the east and west sides of the so-called Christie Mountain fire, currently the largest in B.C. An air quality statement warning of smoky skies over the south Okanagan, Boundary and Whistler regions has been issued by Environment Canada.It advises asthma sufferers or anyone with a chronic condition to stop or reduce activity levels if wildfire smoke makes breathing uncomfortable.
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