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“Last night, in the worst of it, we had firefighters from our two local departments, Golden Fire Rescue and the Nicholson Fire Department,” Kyle Hale said.
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“Last night, in the worst of it, we had firefighters from our two local departments, Golden Fire Rescue and the Nicholson Fire Department,” Kyle Hale said.
Vancouver police have identified the bodies of two women who were found along Vancouver’s English Bay. They say their families have been notified.
Officers were called to the 6600 block of King George Boulevard just before midnight following reports of a fight and found a man suffering from stab wounds.
There are 365 active fires burning with four wildfires of note, meaning they are highly visible or pose a threat to communities. There are 206 fires out of control.
The fire started on Saturday and is now more than 3,300 hectares and only about 11 kilometres away from Barkerville and the District of Wells.
Crews have pulled back from the Shetland Creek fire in the Venables Valley, south of Ashcroft and Cache Creek, because of the risk they might get trapped there.
A local state of emergency has been declared in Williams Lake where crews are battling an out-of-control wildfire that broke out on the outskirts of town.
Two homes at Commercial Street and East 47th Avenue suffered extensive fire damage, with a third home suffering water damage after the fire broke out.
Drive BC says traffic is delayed eastbound between Exit 146 and Exit 151 for 5.1 kilometres, which is about 14 kilometres east of Chilliwack to nine kilometres west of Hope.