While crews are dealing with more than 150 fires across B.C., just south of the border, crews are also dealing with a major wildfire.
A sheriff in Okanogan County estimates that up to 100 homes have been destroyed in a large fire burning in the communities of Pateros and Alta, which are about 90 minutes south of Osoyoos.
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People living in the area were evacuated Thursday night.
The flames currently cover more than 67 thousand hectares, which is larger than the size of Golden Ears Provincial Park.
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