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13 wildfires of note continue to burn in B.C. including 392-square kilometre fire northwest of Kamloops
BY , Jul 7, 2021 8:42 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The BC Wildfire Service says just over 200 blazes are currently burning in the province, more than half of them sparked this week. (Photo - BC Wildfire Service/Twitter)
The BC Wildfire Service says just over 200 blazes are currently burning in the province, more than half of them sparked this week.
The wildfire service website shows at least 17 new fires ignited overnight, eight of them by lightning, while the cause of the other nine is listed as ``unknown.''
Thirteen wildfires of note continue to burn, including the 77-square kilometre fire that swept through Lytton last week and the largest, the 392-square kilometre fire northwest of Kamloops, that began near Sparks Lake more than a week ago and remains out of control.
Evacuation orders are in place for six of the fires, affecting hundreds of properties, and many more residents are on evacuation alert and have been told to be ready to leave on very short notice.
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