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Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city

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Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain overlooking the city of Port Alberni, the latest area threatened in the country's second-worst fire season on record.

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Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city

Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain overlooking the city of Port Alberni, the latest area threatened in the country's…

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Rome, 14 Aug. (askanews) - A huge fire is devastating the Isle of Vancouver, which stands opposite the homonymous large city of the Pacific coast of Canada, alerting the 20,000 inhabitants of a small city on the island, Port Alberni. The authorities have asked residents to prepare for evacuation, due to the gigantic fire 12 kilometers away, which has already burned more than 1,500 hectares in about 36 hours. "I hate to see that this happens and …

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In western Canada, the port city of Port Alberni is threatened by a violent fire. The approximately 20,000 inhabitants of the city in the west Canadian province of British Columbia were on high alert on Wednesday because of a fire on Mount Underwood, ten kilometers away. Prior to this, the authorities had announced that the fire on the mountain had "out of control" but no evacuation order had been issued.

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Barron's broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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