More Than 250 Wildfires Continue to Burn in British Columbia

Firefighters from Mexico walk across the tarmac after arriving on a charter flight in Abbotsford, B.C, on July 24, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER—The BC Wildfire Service says there are 257 wildfires currently burning in the province.

That’s one fewer than Saturday’s update, but down from about 300 earlier in the week.