US EditionEvacuation Alert Issued as South Okanagan Wildfire Burns Out of Control
OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 12 – The Young Creek wildfire grew to 50 hectares overnight, with 34 firefighters and two helicopters deployed to contain the human-caused blaze, officials said.
- The B.C. Wildfire Service discovered the Young Creek wildfire on Friday, burning near Cathedral Provincial Park and Keremeos.
- The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen issued an evacuation alert for properties near the Cathedral Provincial Park due to the human-caused Young Creek wildfire.
- Fire crews expect increased fire activity and smoke from the 50-hectare Young Creek wildfire as temperatures rise, and anticipate a chance of thunderstorms and new wildfire starts across the Interior next week.
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Salmon Arm ObserverNew blaze, 40 hectares in size, burning south of Princeton
The fire is located east of E.C. Manning Provincial Park and suspected to be human-caused
·Salmon Arm, Canada
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Young Creek wildfire closes down Ashnola Road near Buckhorn Campground
The wildfire burning 30 kilometres southwest of Keremeos has been most recently estimated at 50 hectares in size, and dozens of firefighters and multiple helicopters are on scene fighting the blaze.
·Kelowna, Canada
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Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted evacuation alert
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