More Military Expected to Deploy to Help BC Wildfire Fight, Minister Says

More Military Expected to Deploy to Help BC Wildfire Fight, Minister Says
The Texas Creek wildfire, is shown in this handout image provided by BC Wildfire, located approximately 27 kilometres south of Lillooet. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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More soldiers are expected to be deployed today to help firefighters battle the nearly 400 active wildfires in British Columbia.

Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says 75 military members are heading to Burns Lake, in central B.C., to join 75 others who were sent to nearby Vanderhoof yesterday as part of federal assistance in the province’s wildfire fight.