Hundreds More Properties on Alert as Winds Fan Massive Northeast BC Wildfire

Hundreds More Properties on Alert as Winds Fan Massive Northeast BC Wildfire
The Murtle Lake wildfire, located within Wells Gray Provincial Park, is shown in this handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service on June 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Hundreds more properties have been warned to be ready to evacuate on short notice after high winds fanned a massive wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that is the second largest in the province’s history.

The Peace River Regional District issued the latest alert covering 370 more properties in remote areas north of Fort St. John Monday as winds whipped up the 4,660-square-kilometre Donnie Creek blaze.