Residents near Red Lake preparing for the worst as fire nears
RED LAKE, B.C. — More than five weeks after igniting, the Elephant Hill wildfire is showing no signs of slowing down.
The fire is now a whopping 168,000 hectare in size, and for the last several days has been growing in an eastward direction towards Kamloops, fueled by heavy winds.
According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the fire is within 10 kilometres of Red Lake. It’s near where Tim Cassidy lives. He is preparing if and when the fire comes to the Tranquille Valley.