Second wildfire triggers upgraded evacuation order near Boston Bar, B.C.
Officials say 160 firefighters and 12 helicopters are battling the blaze complex as gusty winds and dry conditions drive fire growth.
- The Fraser Valley Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the Canyon Alpine area north of Boston Bar, responding to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire.
- Growing from 18 square kilometres as of Tuesday, the Ainslie Creek wildfire has expanded to almost 26 square kilometres overnight.
- Burning across the Fraser River from the Brunswick Creek fire discovered on July 2, the Ainslie Creek blaze now spans an estimated 88 square kilometres.
- Hundreds of properties are under evacuation orders or alerts, and a stretch of Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon remains closed, according to The Emergency Management Ministry.
- Sparked by human activity, these fires are among about 20 active blazes across British Columbia as officials monitor gusty wind forecasts this week.
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Second Wildfire Triggers Upgraded Evacuation Order Near Boston Bar, BC
A second out-of-control wildfire has triggered an evacuation order near Boston Bar, B.C., already battered by another blaze that has forced people out of their homes. The Fraser Valley Regional District says it has upgraded a previous evacuation alert to an order for the Canyon Alpine area on the east bank of the Fraser River, just north of Boston Bar, in response to the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The blaze spans an estimated 88 square kilometres, …
A second out-of-control forest fire resulted in an evacuation order near Boston Bar, British Columbia, in an area already hard hit by another fire that forced residents to leave their homes.
A second wildfire has triggered evacuations near Boston Bar, B.C.
A second out-of-control wildfire has triggered an evacuation order near Boston Bar, B.C., already battered by another blaze that has forced people out of their homes. The Fraser Valley Regional District says it has upgraded a previous evacuation alert to an order for the Canyon Alpine area on the east bank of the Fraser River, just north of Boston Bar, in response to the Ainslie Creek wildfire. Boston Bar lies approximately 140 kilometres (3 ho…
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