Metro Vancouver Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Alerts as Fraser Canyon Residents Go Home
The blaze has forced 35 properties onto alert as crews use helicopters and ground teams to contain the fire.
- On Thursday, the Village of Anmore maintained an evacuation alert for 35 properties while two homes remained evacuated following a wildfire in nearby Belcarra Regional Park.
- Discovered on August 5, the 0.8-hectare blaze burns under power lines near Sugar Mountain Trail, with the B.C. Wildfire Service suspecting a human-related cause.
- After B.C. Hydro cut power to energized transmission lines, 40 firefighters and three helicopters deployed to the scene Wednesday, gaining ground access to combat the fire.
- Acting Mayor of the Village of Anmore Doug Richardson activated the Emergency Operations Centre to support response efforts, while officials closed Buntzen Lake until further notice.
- Crews will monitor the park overnight before assessing the need for further air assets Thursday morning, as the Wildfire Service warns of the potential for fire activity to increase.
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A forest fire led to the issuing of an evacuation alert on Wednesday about 30 kilometres from Vancouver, one of the largest metropolitan regions in Canada, while fire outbreaks continue to spread throughout the west of the country due to the hot and dry weather. Also read: World War II ships resurrect with historical drought in the Danube Danube Level Reduction of the Danube exposes ancient Roman bridge foundations Some 35 properties in the vill…
Wildfire prompts evacuation alert in metro Vancouver
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A wildfire prompted an evacuation alert on Wednesday about 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from Vancouver, one of Canada's largest metropolitan areas, as blazes in Western Canada continued to spread due to dry ...
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StratfordToday.caB.C. wildfire fight reaches Metro Vancouver as Anmore blaze prompts evacuation alerts
British Columbia's wildfire fight has reached into Metro Vancouver, with a few dozen properties in the village of Anmore under evacuation alert due to a nearby blaze that was spotted Wednesday afternoon.
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Two properties were evacuated and an evacuation alert was launched for another 35.
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