What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 6
CBC
The latest on the wildfires:
Residents of 13 properties near the Adams Lake West Forest Service Road were ordered to leave due to the Bush Creek East wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap region on Sunday.
The 17.89 square kilometre wildfire is burning out of control on the west banks of Adams Lake, across the water from communities that have been evacuated since Wednesday due to the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District also issued an evacuation alert for several properties south of the evacuation area Sunday.
Hot and dry conditions over the last week have prompted evacuation orders for numerous communities in south-central B.C.
Those orders remain in place for the Downton Lake wildfire northwest of Whistler, the Lower East Adams Lake fire northeast of Kamloops, the Stein Mountain wildfire north of Lytton, and now the Bush Creek East wildfire northeast of Kamloops as well.
Three cabins and more than a dozen smaller structures have been destroyed by two wildfires near Lillooet, including the Downton Lake wildfire, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District said on Sunday.
On Gun Lake, two cabins and at least 12 garages, storage sheds and piers across nine properties were destroyed by the Downton Lake wildfire, according to the district.
About 30 kilometres southeast, the Casper Creek wildfire burned down one cabin near Anderson Lake on Highline Road.
"We are heartbroken to know that some structures have been lost, and understand that all of this is taking a tremendous toll on the community," said SLRD chair Jen Ford in a news release.
The Downton Lake wildfire northwest of Whistler, which led to an evacuation order for over 200 properties near the popular Gun Lake, grew overnight to nearly 25 square kilometres.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is watching the weather closely as evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the province most affected by wildfires.
The BCWS says cooler conditions are likely to settle over the province for a few days starting Monday, which may help to cool fire behaviour.
"We're going to see a really strong trough sweep across the province, almost like a fall looking system," said Matt MacDonald, the lead fire weather forecaster with the BCWS, on Sunday. "It's going to bring rain to the northern portions of the province, which is fantastic news."
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