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New wildfire south of Boston Bar prompts urgent evacuation orders
The alert covers the entire city and 66 nearby properties as the Matthew Creek and Tower Creek fires grow in steep terrain, officials said.
- On Sunday, July 19, the City of Kimberley and the Regional District of East Kootenay issued evacuation alerts for the entire city and 66 properties near St. Mary Lake due to the Matthew Creek and Tower Creek wildfires burning roughly 15 kilometres west.
- Lightning strikes caused the fires, part of a surge that saw 2,400 strikes recorded across the Kootenay region over three days, triggering at least 38 new fire starts; steep, inaccessible terrain complicates suppression efforts for the BC Wildfire Service.
- Separately, the Fraser Valley Regional District issued urgent evacuation orders for Boston Bar residents on Tuesday, July 21, as the Anderson Creek wildfire reached 1,000 hectares and spread rapidly in strong winds, forcing remaining citizens to flee north on Highway 1.
- Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene reported approximately 600 properties are under evacuation order, mostly near Boston Bar, while 5,700 properties remain under alert, including the entire city of Kimberley, as officials prioritize indirect attack strategies.
- Regional Emergency Operations Centre Information Officer Loree Duczek urges residents to register for the Regional Evacuation Notification System and verify pinned locations, as hot, dry weather continues to elevate the potential for new wildfire starts.
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New Boston Bar-area fire has eclipsed 40 square kilometres, less than a day after discovery
BOSTON BAR, B.C. — The fire that led to an urgent evacuation in Boston Bar Tuesday (July 21) has already added more than 40 square kilometres of new burned area to the Brunswick Complex. The BC Wildfire Service says the Anderson Creek wildfire was discovered Tuesday afternoon, just off Highway 1 south of Boston Bar. The two fires previously part of the Brunswick Complex – Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek – are burning to the west and north of t…
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