Crews Ready to Protect Key Northeast BC Highway, but Cooler Weather Slows Wildfires

Crews Ready to Protect Key Northeast BC Highway, but Cooler Weather Slows Wildfires
Aerial view of the Donnie Creek Wildfire is shown in this handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Cooler weather has stalled growth of a huge wildfire in northeastern British Columbia but the BC Wildfire Service says the Donnie Creek blaze remains just two kilometres from the Alaska Highway, southwest of Fort Nelson.

A statement from the wildfire service says travel on the key route linking Yukon and the northeast corner of B.C. to the rest of the province could be affected within a day or two as the nearly 4,900-square-kilometre wildfire expands.