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Holding pattern? B.C. down to 1 out-of-control wildfire of note

After Calcite Creek reclassified, province now has 3 fires of note, 2 of them classified as B次元官网网址榟eldB次元官网网址
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Smoke from the Calcite Creek wildfire is shown in this July 26 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BC Wildfire Service

The Calcite Creek fire in British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 southern Interior is no longer considered a B次元官网网址渨ildfire of note,B次元官网网址 leaving three such blazes throughout the province.

The BC Wildfire Service says two of those fires are classified as B次元官网网址渂eing held,B次元官网网址 meaning theyB次元官网网址檙e expected to stay within their current or predetermined perimeters.

That leaves the 1.8-square-kilometre Corya Creek blaze in the Northwest Fire Centre as the only wildfire of note continuing to burn out of control in the province, as the 40-square-kilometre Komonko Creek wildfire in southeastern B.C. has also lost the B次元官网网址渨ildfire of noteB次元官网网址 designation despite remaining out of control.

TheyB次元官网网址檙e among about 110 out-of-control blazes representing 30 per cent of the provinceB次元官网网址檚 roughly 370 active wildfires.

ThatB次元官网网址檚 down from 40 per cent of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 active blazes last week.

The wildfire service says the southern half of the province continues to experience a downturn in fire activity due to cooler temperatures and increasing relative humidity levels, while warmer temperatures could fuel fire activity in the north.

In the Yukon, meanwhile, smoke from a wildfire in the western part of the territory is reaching as far as Whitehorse, about 425 kilometres to the southeast.

The territoryB次元官网网址檚 wildfire information website says the Snag Lake fire was B次元官网网址渜uietB次元官网网址 Monday after displaying B次元官网网址渆xtremeB次元官网网址 behaviour the day before.

It says wildfire personnel were working on structure protection measures at a wilderness lodge where several people were evacuated by helicopter on Monday due to the threat of a blaze that flared up in hot and dry conditions.

The fire is burning on the shores of Wellesley Lake, about 15 kilometres east of the Snag Junction area along the Alaska Highway. The blaze is not currently threatening the highway or buildings along the route, the territoryB次元官网网址檚 website says.

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