Weather reprieve over for firefighters battling Fraser Canyon twin blaze
Firefighters in British Columbia are bracing for hotter, drier conditions that threaten to intensify ongoing wildfires in the Fraser Canyon. Evacuation alerts remain in place as crews work to contain the blazes.
Why it matters
Increasingly severe wildfire seasons pose significant risks to public safety and infrastructure in Western Canada.
A helicopter buckets the Brunswick Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar, on July 3. Dozens of properties in the East Kootenay region are under an evacuation alert after the Lussier River fire grew Saturday. Supplied/The Canadian Press
The B.C. Wildfire Service says hotter temperatures are on the way, ending a brief weather reprieve for firefighters battling twin blazes in the Fraser Canyon over the weekend.
Fire information officer Emelie Peacock says the cooler weekend temperatures helped with firefighting efforts, but that will give way to hot and dry conditions on Monday.
Information from the B.C. Wildfire Service shows one of the two out-of-control fires near the community of Boston Bar has grown since Friday.
The Brunswick Creek fire stretches across more than 30 square kilometres, up from roughly 28 square kilometres.
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