Two major highways in B.C. are closed due to wildfires burning in the province.
A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately.
The communities in that area are now surrounded by fire to the south, west and northeast.
The Anderson Creek wildfire, which is an estimated 1,000 hectares in size, is burning south of the community of Hicks.
The Brunswick Creek wildfire, burning north of North Bend, is now an estimated 5,389.6 hectares in size.
The Ainslie Creek wildfire, burning on the east side of the Fraser River, is an estimated 16,499 hectares in size.
Meanwhile, Highway 3 is closed at Manning Park, leaving only Highway 5 as the artery connecting the Lower Mainland with the Interior.
In the eastern part of the province, wildfire officials said that more resources are on the way to help battle two wildfires near Kimberley.
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The Matthew Creek wildfire is an estimated 567 hectares and has placed the entire community of Kimberley on evacuation alert.
The nearby Tower Creek 2 wildfire is an estimated 250 hectares.
There are currently 88 wildfires burning in B.C., 11 of which started in the last 24 hours.
3 human caused fires in this area is beyond ridiculous. After Lytton burned twice already. Close the area for recreation and put on a year round fire ban.
the comments here sound like a bunch of idiots
Haahaa, so much for saving energy, environment, climate, oooh clean air haaa
How much was BC’s forest firefighting budget reduced in the past few years?
Yeah, by those wildfires that occur annually like near clockwork that far exceed global averages and account for roughly 25% of all global wild fires?
Yeah, those wildfires, the one’s our governments say they are doing as much as possible to stop.
Yeah, climate change is not an excuse.
Never had a campfire ban in the 50s60s70s80s90s till all the stupid asholes moved to BC