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Vancouver Island wildfires expand

A new wildfire has ignited on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. The fire burned 650 hectares in 3 hours ...

Car on fire? B.C. fire department says to pull over into centre median

A Vancouver Island fire department is asking drivers whose vehicles are on fire to pull over into the centre median lane on ...

'Explosive' wildfire growth near Port Alberni, B.C., unusual for Vancouver Island: wildfire service

Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.Rain is expected to fall on an out-of-control wildfire on ...
The Abbotsford News9h

Vancouver Island's Mount Underwood fire expected to grow

BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...

Vancouver Island wildfire continues to grow out of control.

Wednesday morning, and is burning more than 10 kilometres south of Port Alberni, B.C., a small city home to about 19,000 ...
The Abbotsford News18h

Update: Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to 2,156 hectares

The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to an estimated 2,036 hectares. It started the morning at 1,618 hectares, up from ...

Up to 300 people evacuated from Vancouver Island campground for rapidly-growing wildfire

An aggressive wildfire detected Monday night has forced up to 300 people to flee a campground near Port Alberni, B.C.
The Canadian Press on MSN4d

Out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke, say wildfire service

An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown “minimally” in size, but is expected to generate more smoke. Madison ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d

Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire 'held,' 37 properties still evacuated

Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning along Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island are allowed to return ...

Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke

VICTORIA - An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown "minimally" in size, but is expected to generate more ...

The Vancouver Island community of Bamfield is being impacted by a wildfire 40 kilometres away

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The Canadian Press on MSN1d

Wildfire forces evacuation of Vancouver Island campground, marina near Port Alberni

An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of a campground near the Vancouver Island community of Port Alberni, B.C ...