Burns Bog Fire
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Highway 17 reopens following Burns Bog fireThe Burns Bog fire is now 100 per cent contained and crews are reopening Highway 17.EnvironmentJul 6, 2016
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Fires in Burns Bog could become more common, warn conservationistsAt 3,000 hectares, Burns Bog is the largest undeveloped urban land mass in North America.Jul 4, 2016
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Burns Bog fire: How bog fires burn and why they’re difficult to combatForest fires can be difficult to combat, but peatland — or bog — fires present a whole set of new challenges for firefighters.EnvironmentJul 4, 2016
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Significant progress made fighting Burns Bog fire; 60% containedWith help from the weather on Monday and overnight, the Burns Bog fire in Delta, B.C. has stopped spreading and is now 60 per cent contained.CanadaJul 4, 2016
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