Canada‘It Was Like a Beast’: Evacuees Describe Fleeing Kelowna Wildfire, Losing Their HomesSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintThe McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 19, 2023. Chris Helgren/ReutersDoug Lett8/23/2023|Updated: 8/23/20230:00X 1Chris Erickson is one of many who lost their homes in the McDougall Creek fire that hit West Kelowna and area on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18.An evacuation alert was issued on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 16. However, initially Mr. Erickson said he and his wife were not too worried.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
