Evacuation alert issued as crews battle massive wildfire in B.C. Interior

Evacuation alert issued as crews battle massive wildfire in B.C. Interior

Dozens of firefighters are responding to a large wildfire burning out of control in British Columbia’s Cariboo region.

Wildfire in B.C. central Interior prompts evacuation alert

WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties due an out of control wildfire.

Wildfire in B.C. central Interior prompts evacuation alert – Energeticcity.ca

Trees burned by a wildfire are seen on the side of a mountain in Williams Lake, B.C., on Monday, July 31, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck WILLIAMS LAKE — The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties due an out of control wildfire. The notice says the alert covers 22 parcels and nearly 180 square kilometres of land as the so-called Swede Creek Wildfire burns near Comstock Lake, about 100 kilometres southwest of…