Evacuation orders lifted for northeast B.C. town as wildfire activity cools on Saturday
2022. 9. 18. 10:50ㆍ■ 국제/CANADA
Evacuation orders lifted for northeast B.C. town as wildfire activity cools on Saturday (msn.com)
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Evacuation orders lifted for northeast B.C. town as wildfire activity cools on Saturday
Akshay Kulkarni - 3h ago
Adistrict in northeast B.C. has lifted an evacuation order that was in place due to the nearby Battleship Mountain wildfire, as rain aided firefighters overnight on Saturday.
The Battleship Mountain wildfire saw significantly lesser growth overnight, according to fire officials, leading to the nearby town of Hudson's Hope rescinding its evacuation orders.© B.C. Wildfire Service
Hudson's Hope lifted the order at 11 a.m. on Saturday, with the Peace River Regional District also rescinding an evacuation order that was issued in early September.
Orders were issued as the blaze started to show aggressive behaviour last week. It delayed the start of the school year for hundreds of children in B.C.'s Peace Region, and also led to concern for nearby dams.
But on Saturday, up to 30 millimetres of rain fell on parts of the fire — slowing further growth and aiding firefighters, according to fire information officer Forrest Tower.
"It's looking pretty promising going into next week," he told CBC News. "The rain has given us the ability to work much closer to the actual fire than when conditions are obviously more aggressive."
Tower cautions that the fire remains burning, and is likely to do so into the winter. It is currently burning over an area of 302 square kilometres, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.
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