Fire Evacuation Defiance Threatening Fight and Must End, BC Minister Says

Fire Evacuation Defiance Threatening Fight and Must End, BC Minister Says
A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Aug. 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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British Columbia’s emergency management minister says people who are defying wildfire evacuation orders are putting at risk the “unified strategy” for battling the destructive blazes.

Bowinn Ma says the BC Wildfire Service has “opened a dialogue” to understand why some are defying the orders, but the directives carry legal weight and defiance of them must end.