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UBCO under evacuation order due to aggressive fire behaviour

Click to play video: 'B.C. wildfires: Evacuation alerts and updates changing as McDougall Creek wildfire grows'
B.C. wildfires: Evacuation alerts and updates changing as McDougall Creek wildfire grows
A dire warning from officials as the threat from the McDougall Creek wildfire grows. Weather conditions in the area are creating very difficult conditions for crews trying to protect communities. Homes have been lost with the fire chief calling the scene "gut wrenching." Cassidy Mosconi reports from West Kelowna Friday afternoon. – Aug 18, 2023

The University of British Columbia Okanagan has been placed under an evacuation order.

In a notice posted to social media on Friday, the university said everyone must leave campus immediately.

If anyone is on campus and needs access to transportation, they are asked to make their way to H lot.

Everyone is asked to leave immediately and in a calm manner.

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There are a number of other addresses nearby also under evacuation order. Those can be checked on the map.

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“Significant structures” have already been lost in West Kelowna due to the McDougall Creek wildfire, officials confirmed Friday morning.

The exact number is not known, but Loyal Wooldridge, chair of the Regional District Central Okanagan (RDCO) Board, said structures have been lost in the Traders Cove area and Bear Lake Road in the City of West Kelowna.

More to come.

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