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Churchill Falls, the company town that operates the second-largest hydroelectric dam in Canada (Churchill Falls Generating Station), was evacuated on June 19. [59] The power plant continued to operate with a skeleton staff, until they were forced to evacuate on June 25 after a fire jumped the Churchill River. [59] The evacuation was lifted on ...
Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009. Started on 31 July by lightning, this fire made news when it threatened a wild horse population. [51] 2010: 98,842 acres (40,000 ha) Binta Lake Fire: British Columbia: BC's largest blaze of 2010, resulted in evacuation orders and alerts. Burned 70,000 acres in a 12 ...
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 ...
Where are wildfires burning in Canada right now? 21:00, Ariana Baio. Air quality has plummeted again this week across large parts of the United States and Canada as hundreds of wildfires rage out ...
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It was fully contained on July 9. [7] The Shovel Fire, started on July 27, burned at least 86,397 hectares (213,490 acres), and was still active as of August 20. Thick smoke harmed efforts to contain the fire. [8] A human-caused fire at Nanaimo Lakes, discovered on July 1, reached 14.5 hectares by July 4. [6]
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Parts of Western Australia were gripped on Saturday by an "extreme" heat-wave, raising the risk of bush fires in the vast state, the nation's weather forecaster said. The Bureau ...
Natural Resources Canada, with its Fire Weather Index, also tracked the wildfires and issued warnings. [123] On 18 August, the province imposed an emergency, giving officials more power to deal with fire risks. [68] On August 20, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Armed Forces would help with evacuation in B.C. [231] Trudeau ...