wildfire crews continued battling more than 300 blazes Sunday morning, with a significant focus on controlling a 5,000-hectare fire near Ashcroft in the province's central interior. The blaze near Ashcroft, raging just 8.5 kilometres south of the town, saw firefighters struggling all night to contain an "out of control" wildfire, which has put the municipality of Ashcroft and Ashcroft Indian Band land under evacuation alert. "Crews worked throughout the night to establish control lines with heavy equipment and Structure Protection personnel are on site today," the B.C. Andrew Morton, senior regional manager for Emergency Management B.C., said accommodations in the Thompson-Okanagan region are limited. "Be extremely cautious when recreating in the backcountry and to not engage in any activity that could spark a wildfire," the B.C.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2021 17:20 UTC