SLOCAN, B.C.
— Jessica Lunn, mayor of Slocan in British Columbia's Kootenay region, said she drove along Highway 6 this week to survey the damage done by a nearby complex of fires that forced the evacuations of hundreds and destroyed homes along the road.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay said on Monday that the Komonko Creek blaze, which is one of more than 100 fires burning in the southeast region of the province, had destroyed or damaged at least five homes and 13 other structures along Highway 6. The regional district downgraded an evacuation order on Monday that had been put in place on July 28 for several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area.
She said the community remains on evacuation alert and, with nearby fires still burning, residents remain prepared to leave if necessary.The BC Wildfire Service said Wednesday that respite may be around the corner with thundershowers expected to bring some much-needed moisture to areas of the province where hundreds of fires are burning, including in the Kootenays.
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