The Donnie Creek Fire burning near Fort St. John is now the second-largest wildfire in B.C. history. The fire is estimated at more than 2,400 square kilometres in size – while wildfire service records show the 2017 plateau fire is still the largest at 5,000 square kilometres.
- ‘I never saw either end of the fire’: B.C.’s largest ever wildfire may burn until winter
- Wildfire in B.C.’s northeast the second largest in provincial history