B.C. wildfire: Road closure, evacuation order as 2 fires flank Highway 6 in Slocan Valley
Global News
The Komonko Creek was sized at 534 hectares as of Saturday morning and is located just east of the 121-hectare Aylwin Creek blaze.
Separated by a highway that runs between them, two wildfires are burning close to each other in B.C.’s West Kootenay region.
The Aylwin Creek and Komonko Creek wildfires are separated by less than two km as they both burn on the east side of Slocan Lake.
Highway 6 also runs between the two fires, which are located five km south of Silverton and 10 km from New Denver.
And early Saturday, the highway was closed south of Silverton. Detours are available via highways 31A, 31 and 3.
The Aylwin Creek fire, burning along the shores and hills of Slocan Lake, was sized at 121 hectares as of Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the Komonko Creek, located just east of the Aylwin Creek blaze, was sized at 534 hectares, up from 450 hectares earlier Saturday morning.
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