Evacuation orders continue as B.C. wildfires surge
Wildfires in British Columbia have surged, with active blazes doubling to 70 in a single day. Evacuation orders are in place as homes and structures have been destroyed near Boston Bar.
Why it matters
The rapid escalation of wildfires highlights the increasing threat of climate-driven natural disasters to infrastructure and public safety.
A helicopter drops water on the Brunswick Complex wildfires near North Bend, B.C., July 11. There are about 70 active wildfires burning in the province as of Friday. HO-BC Wildfire Service/REUTERS BC Wildfire Service/Reuters
At least four homes were destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire north of Boston Bar, B.C., and hundreds of other homes remain under evacuation orders and alerts in the province as the number of wildfires have more than doubled in just a day.
The BC Wildfire Service said Friday that there are about 70 active wildfires burning, up from around 30 a day earlier, with dozens of new blazes started in the past 24 hours.
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