The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has dipped for the first time in weeks, as cooler weather helps halt a surge that saw numbers double in recent days.
But new risks continue to emerge, with the Town of Golden issuing an evacuation order for properties threatened by a 133-hectare blaze that the BC Wildfire Service says is a new wildfire of note.
In central and northern B.C., the wildfire service says rain and a break from warmer-than-usual weather was providing a much-needed respite. More than 230 fires are now burning out of control, with a cluster in southeastern B.C., a region that has seen thousands of lightning strikes. B.C. firefighters had been battling a spike in wildfires since the weekend, when dry weather and a heat wave were followed by tens of thousands of lightning strikes.
A few kilometres to the north, a further 16 properties have been ordered evacuated outside the community of New Denver due to the Wilson Creek wildfire. That fire, at just under one square kilometre in size, has seen some growth in unsuppressed areas, but the spread has been"away from any structures or critical infrastructure," according to Julia Caranci with the Coastal Fire Centre.
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