Stable Weather Allows Fire Crews to Focus on Containment of BC Wildfires

Stable Weather Allows Fire Crews to Focus on Containment of BC Wildfires
Smoke from fires along Sheep Creek is shown in an Aug.7, 2022 handout photo from the BC Wildfire Service. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Crews battling the wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 500 properties in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan are taking advantage of calm winds and stable conditions to bolster fire lines.

The BC Wildfire Service says the the wildfire covers 68 square kilometres southwest of Penticton, with most of the recent growth due to planned ignitions needed to create the control lines.