Wildfires near Clinton, B.C. merge, stretching nearly 670 square kilometres
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. Vehicles and excavators were burning and gas and diesel were exploding as the flames roared in, he said on Saturday. 3:34 Assessing the situation at the Village of Clinton amid Big Bar Complex fires Conditions got so bad that Larabie said he had to flee.
- ▪Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community.
- ▪Vehicles and excavators were burning and gas and diesel were exploding as the flames roared in, he said on Saturday.
- ▪3:34 Assessing the situation at the Village of Clinton amid Big Bar Complex fires Conditions got so bad that Larabie said he had to flee.
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Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek blazes combined and remained very active on Sunday, moving north and northeast of the Chasm area, about 20 kilometres north of Clinton.Fire information officer Shae Stearns said crews continued to work in Clinton to protect structures and fight what she described as active fire in the community, which was ordered evacuated as the Pear Lake fire surged on Friday.“There’s no longer like the head of a fire progressing toward Clinton, (it’s) more like decreased fire behaviour,” she said in a phone interview on…
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