Structures have burned and emergency responders were trapped Friday after the fast-moving McDougall Creek wildfire grew significantly overnight.
Structures burned, people trapped as parts of B.C.’s Okanagan ordered to evacuate
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2,500 forced from West Kelowna homes as wildfire sets stage for ‘difficult night’ | Globalnews.ca
2,500 forced from West Kelowna homes as wildfire sets stage for ‘difficult night’ | Globalnews.ca: “All of the predictions we expected came true,” West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said in a media briefing Thursday evening.
“I
remain gravely concerned for the fire and where it’s going and how it’s
going to affect our community. Tonight is going to be a difficult
night.”
West Kelowna wildfire evacuation order expanded, now covers over 830 homes
West Kelowna wildfire evacuation order expanded, now covers over 830 homes
Emergency officials in the Okanagan have significantly expanded an evacuation order for West Kelowna due to an aggressive wildfire.
People living in more than 760 properties — 143 in the Bartley Road area and 620 in the Rose Valley area — were ordered to leave immediately around 5:30 Thursday evening due to the threat of the 1,100-hectare McDougall Creek wildfire.
The total number of homes under an evacuation order sat at 831 Thursday evening.
An interactive map of all properties under evacuation order or evacuation alert can be found at the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations website.
Evacuation orders in the community now cover all properties along Westside Rd from Bear Creek Forest Service Road South to Westbank First Nation IR#10, including: |Read more https://globalnews.ca/news/9903347/west-kelowna-local-state-emergency/|
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