‘Tactical Evacuations’ as BC Interior Wildfire Grows: Minister

‘Tactical Evacuations’ as BC Interior Wildfire Grows: Minister
The Shetland Creek wildfire burns out of control near Spences Bridge, B.C., in this July 15, 2024 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO - BC Wildfire Services
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British Columbia’s minister for emergency management says “tactical evacuations” have been carried out in the Thompson-Nicola area of the province’s Interior, where an out-of-control wildfire is threatening communities.

Bowinn Ma told a news briefing in Kamloops that the Shetland Creek fire grew “quickly and considerably last night.”