US EditionB.C. Fire Crews Set up Sprinklers to Defend Buildings as Blaze Grows Near Kelly Lake
- The BC Wildfire Service issued an evacuation order on June 5, 2025, for residents near Kelly Lake in northeastern B.C. Due to a growing wildfire advancing toward the community.
- The fire expanded over roughly 74 square kilometres and approached Kelly Lake, where about 75 residents live near the Alberta border, while forecasted strong winds threatened extreme fire behaviour.
- Firefighters from various departments across the province are collaborating to set up sprinkler systems to safeguard buildings in Kelly Lake, with over a hundred staff members and a dozen helicopters involved in managing the wildfire.
- Highway 52 East remains closed, and officials warned residents not to wait for visible fire or smoke before evacuating, calling the situation "high-risk" and stressing imminent danger.
- The evacuation and fire bans, including a campfire ban in the northeast starting noon June 5, reflect efforts to control nearly 70 active wildfires amid worsening weather and fire activity across B.C.
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B.C. fire crews set up sprinklers to defend buildings as blaze grows near Kelly Lake
The BC Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze that has triggered evacuation orders near Kelly Lake in the province's northeast is not currently threatening the community but is growing in its direction. The service says in an update Thursday morning that firefighters from several fire departm...
Crews working to save homes as winds worsen fires in northeastern B.C. #News #CDN #Canadian #Canada
The latest Crews are battling spot fires in the community of Kelly Lake, B.C., as the out-of-control Kiskatinaw Lake wildfire rapidly moves toward Alberta. Campfires have been banned in the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson regions. A volatile weather forecast lasting through the weekend could lead to rapid starts and the spread of new and existing fires. Travellers are urged to check DriveBC as flames from the Summit Lake fire threat…
B.C. fire crews set up sprinklers to defend buildings as blaze grows near Kelly Lake – Energeticcity.ca
The BC Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze that has triggered evacuation orders near Kelly Lake in the province’s northeast is not currently threatening the community but is growing in its direction. The service says in an update Thursday morning that firefighters from several fire departments across the province are working alongside its crews to prepare sprinkler systems to defend buildings. It says people should not wait to see smok…
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