Williams Lake Fire

• Williams Lake wildfire prompts local state of emergency

  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.

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  Jul 22, 2024
  
• B.C. year in review 2017: wildfires devastate the province like never before

  More than 1.2 million hectares burned.

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  Dec 25, 2017
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Wednesday: an emotional homecoming for some evacuees

  "We're home, thank the Lord," said one resident, holding back tears.

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  Jul 19, 2017
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• Williams Lake couple flees wildfires with one-week-old child

  Fourteen-day-old Alaina will have a very special birth story to tell one day. Just one week after she was born, her parents decided to leave their home in Williams Lake because of looming wildfires. “It was pretty surreal being downtown and looking around and no matter which corner of the city you looked there was...

  Jul 18, 2017
• B.C. wildfire status Saturday: Crews brace for potentially stormy weekend

  Everyone is hoping the weather co-operates Saturday after progress was made on some of the 167 wildfires burning across the province.

  Jul 15, 2017
• B.C. wildfire status Thursday: New evacuation order in place but fire crews make progress

  Only 12 new fires broke out across the province on Wednesday bringing the total number of fires burning to 183.

  Jul 13, 2017
• Video shows terrifying drive to escape B.C. wildfire

  Dramatic video shared to social media shows two people making a terrifying drive to escape the Hanceville fires, about  60 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake.

  Jul 11, 2017
• B.C. wildfire status Monday: 14,000 residents forced from their homes

  Wildfires continue to blaze across the province with dozens of communities under evacuation orders and alerts. About 14,000 people have been forced from their homes.

  Jul 10, 2017
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• Williams Lake wildfires continue to rage as evacuations remain in place

  Numerous large wildfires burning in the Williams Lake area have prompted thousands of evacuations from neighbouring communities. 

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  Jul 10, 2017
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• Williams Lake fire grows to 1,000 hectares, forcing hundreds to evacuate

  Officials say a series of lightning strikes caused several wildfires and closed major routes in and out of the community.

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  Jul 9, 2017