British Columbia's wildfire service says it has been responding to three new fires of note in the last 24 hours and is expecting more on Sunday. There are currently more than 300 active fires across the province, and 60 of them started in the last two days. Meanwhile, an evacuation order remains in place for 132 properties near the Embelton Mountain wildfire on Sunday. An evacuation order also remains for properties in a remote area nearly 300 kilometres west of Williams Lake. WATCH | Wildfire triggers evacuation alert near Vernon:Wildfire triggers evacuation alert near Vernon, B.C.

Source: CBC News July 11, 2021 19:16 UTC