‘Aggressive’ Wildfire Shuts BC Highway as Military and Officials Set to Meet

‘Aggressive’ Wildfire Shuts BC Highway as Military and Officials Set to Meet
The Young Creek wildfire is seen from the air in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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The BC Wildfire Service says an “aggressive“ fire that exploded in size over the weekend has cut off a highway on the central coast, while more than a dozen new blazes have been sparked since Sunday.

The service says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola was closed Sunday evening as the fire that was discovered near Young Creek just the day before swelled to 22-square kilometres in size.