US EditionOfficials hope rain clear heavy smoke from wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C.
The wildfire's unusual intensity has disrupted local travel and air quality, prompting cancellations and relief efforts as firefighters await rain to ease conditions.
- Hoping for rain, officials on Vancouver Island said rain may help clear heavy smoke near Port Alberni, B.C., and improve air quality, though uncertainty remains.
- This week the Mount Underwood wildfire grew to more than 34 square kilometres, with the BC Wildfire Service describing its behaviour as 'unusual' for Vancouver Island.
- The blaze cut power and main road access to Bamfield, about 200 kilometres northwest of Victoria, and Parks Canada limits West Coast Trail visits, BC Wildfire Service reports.
- The BC Wildfire Service said about seven millimetres of rain helped calm the fire, lowering it to mainly a smouldering ground fire, but further rain may only slow growth.
- Projections indicate the rain may bring up to 30 millimetres today but will not fully suppress the blaze and could affect slope stability and cause rockfalls, BC Wildfire Service said.
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Rain helps calm wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., with more wet weather on the way
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Officials hope rain clear heavy smoke from wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C. - The Turtle Island News
Officials on Vancouver Island are hoping rain in the forecast can help clear up the air quality muddied by an out-of-control wildfire. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District says wildland firefighters have said the rain may improve air quality locally, but that it’s hard to be certain. The west central region is under an air quality statement, along with parts of Vancouver Island’s east coast and the Sunshine coast region on the B.C. mainland. …
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