Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.’s Princeton area

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Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.’s Princeton area
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Officials say there are 333 active fires across B.C., with preparations underway for more lightning-triggered blazes over the coming days

A B.C. Wildfire Services wildland firefighter controls a pump on the fireground of the Dogtooth wildfire, near Golden, B.C., on July 28.Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek

The province’s Wildfire Service reports eight fires of note in B.C.’s southern regions, including the Dogtooth wildfire south of Golden, which has destroyed 15 structures; the Dunn Creek wildfire located about 100 kilometres north of Kamloops; the Sitkum Creek wildfire northeast of Vernon; and the Shetland Creek Wildfire near Lytton.

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