Drones Tackle Penticton Blaze as Cool Weather Helps Bring BC Fires Under Control

Drones Tackle Penticton Blaze as Cool Weather Helps Bring BC Fires Under Control
A crew member works at the Watching Creek fire in British Columbia in an Aug.5, 2022 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO/BC Wildfire Service
The Canadian Press
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Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia’s Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under control.

Crews are making progress on several wildfires, including a blaze near Lytton that broke out nearly a month ago and destroyed several properties, and which is no longer being designated a wildfire of note.