More than 530 wildfires continue to rage across B.C.
Aug 27, 2018 | 3:46 PM
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KAMLOOPS — The end of August may be near, but there are still 532 wildfires burning across the province.
Two of the biggest blazes are located in the Northwest Fire Centre: the 118,000 hectare Alkali Lake wildfire and the 91,000 hectare Shovel Lake wildfire.
And while cooler temperatures of late have helped matters, the amount of rain is nowhere near enough to douse all the blazes.
“Unfortunately, not a whole lot of rain in some areas that really needed it, especially that central B.C. area where some of the largest wildfires that we have are currently burning,” says Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser with the BC Wildfire Service.
