The number of wildfires across B.C. has jumped to more than 320 with clusters along the province’s boundary with Alberta as well as in the central Interior
on the edge of the City of Williams Lake in British Columbia ’s central Interior triggered evacuations as water bombers swooped low over the community over the weekend.
Rob Warnocksays in video posted to the city’s website last night that those homes are subject to an evacuation alert, meaning residents must be ready to leave again quickly. Warnock says the 20-hectare blaze was sparked when a tree fell on power lines in the river valley on the city’s west side at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday, though theVideos shared on social media show smoke billowing from behind businesses and homes with a plane dropping red fire retardant and photos appeared to show at least one business on fire.Earlier in the day, the city had asked residents to conserve as much water as possible for fire crews taking on the blaze.
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