Residents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000. Meanwhile, a wildfire set homes ablaze in a city in British Columbia.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as a large wildfire burned just outside the city of 20,000 Friday, while firefighters battled a growing fire that set homes ablaze in a city in British Columbia.
Even so, "we've got the wrong kind of wind" in the forecast — gusty and from the west and northwest — and no rain, Westwick warned. Premier David Eby declared a state of emergency for the province because of the rapidly evolving wildfire situation. Some first responders became trapped while rescuing people who failed to evacuate, said Jason Brolund, chief of the West Kelowna fire department, who said residents face another "scary night." There was no known loss of life.
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