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  2. Wildfire in Canada's British Columbia forces thousands to ...

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    BC Wildfire Service maps showed the fire burning just a few kilometers (miles) west of Fort Nelson’s city limits. Fort Nelson is located in the far northeastern corner of British Columbia, about ...

  3. 2024 Canadian wildfires - Wikipedia

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    On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [43] In early August, more out of control fires forced the evacuation of about 100 properties in the Southern Interior , including areas north of the village Lytton , which was destroyed in a 2021 wildfire .

  4. Town prepares for possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in ...

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    The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the blaze was burning 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) northwest of Fort Nelson. More than 4,700 people have evacuated after an order was issued on Friday.

  5. 2021 British Columbia wildfires - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 British Columbia wildfires burned across the Canadian province of British Columbia.The severity of the 2021 wildfire season has been attributed to the combination of extreme heat, lower than normal rainfall, and "repeated severe thunderstorms and lightning events" by the BC Wildfire Service, [2] and possibly exacerbated by human-caused climate change.

  6. Evacuation order issued for Canadian town as wildfire crosses ...

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    Osoyoos and the regional district of Okanagan-Similkameen issued the alert late Saturday night, citing "potential danger to life and health". Evacuation order issued for Canadian town as wildfire ...

  7. A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand ...

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    A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia 05/13/2024 22:47 -0400 FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has ...

  8. List of fires in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Largest single wildfire in BC Wildfire history. 2017 Alberta fires Alberta, Saskatchewan Alberta Saskatchewan: summer 2017: 1 [33] 14+ [33] Fires possibly caused by power lines downed in a storm. [34] North Bay 69: Temagami Ontario: Jul– Aug 2018: 0: 221 hectares (550 acres) 2018 Parry Sound forest fire: Parry Sound District Ontario: Jul ...

  9. 2017 British Columbia wildfires - Wikipedia

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    On July 6, 2017, a two-hectare wildfire began west of 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada marking the beginning of the record-breaking 2017 wildfire season in British Columbia. [3] On July 7, 56 new fires started throughout British Columbia (BC) leading to several evacuation alerts, orders and the declaration of a provincial state of ...