More than 500 properties were evacuated and more than 1,000 were ordered to evacuate immediately due to the Keremeos Creek wildfires.
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The Canadian Press
KEREMEOS — B.C. said it was controlling a fire in a suburban area of the southern Okanagan region.
Intelligence Officer Mikhail Elsei said a controlled fire was scheduled for Sunday to curb a large fire that has been burning for more than a week.
The service also assigned crews to install sprinkler systems to protect property in the northeast quadrant of the area.
The approximately 60 square kilometer wildfire is located approximately 21 kilometers southwest of Penticton. increase.
This resulted in more than 500 establishments being evacuated and more than 1,000 establishments ordered to prepare for emergency evacuation.
The service has 381 firefighters, 16 helicopters and 43 heavy equipment to help fight fires.
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