Clinton, B.C. wildfire evacuees await fate of community
Open this photo in gallery:Firefighting crews conduct ignition operations in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire northwest of Clinton, B.C..Handout — BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountResidents of the B.C. Officials say 12 properties have been added to the evacuation order, while 107 properties have been added to the alert.An approaching cold front could bring increased winds, potentially complicating efforts to combat the Clinton fires, which are among about 120 wildfires burning across British Columbia. The BC Wildfire Service says the stronger winds could last several days and have already been fanning the Big Bar Complex of fires threatening Clinton in the southern Interior.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:Firefighting crews conduct ignition operations in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire northwest of Clinton, B.C..Handout — BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark th
- ▪Officials say 12 properties have been added to the evacuation order, while 107 properties have been added to the alert.An approaching cold front could bring increased winds, potentially complicating efforts to combat the Clinton fires, whic
- ▪The BC Wildfire Service says the stronger winds could last several days and have already been fanning the Big Bar Complex of fires threatening Clinton in the southern Interior.
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Open this photo in gallery:Firefighting crews conduct ignition operations in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire northwest of Clinton, B.C..Handout — BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountResidents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing an anxious wait to discover the fate of their community after an advancing wildfire forced them to flee.The community was ordered to evacuate on Friday as flames swept toward it late in the afternoon.Mayor Roland Stanke said the situation in the community of several hundred residents, about 350 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, was “extremely bad.”He said in an interview late Friday that he had been watching the fires from a camera set up at his home, which…
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