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Yukon firefighters help douse B.C. wildfires ahead of expected heat wave

Yukon firefighters help douse B.C. wildfires ahead of expected heat wave | iNFOnews.ca
A trailer parked at a campground in Savona, B.C., is seen as the Elephant Hill wildfire burns in the distance near Clinton, illuminating smoke in the sky during the early morning hours of Sunday July 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WHITEHORSE – Fresh firefighters have arrived from Yukon to help bring British Columbia’s wildfires under control.

The territory’s wildfire service says 16 firefighters and an air-tanker group headed to Prince George late last week and over the weekend.

That is on top of the 34 firefighters and four administrative staff from Yukon who arrived in the province earlier in the week.

Yukon’s fire season is coming to a close, with the fire danger rating dipping throughout the territory.

The threat of record-breaking temperatures and the possibility of lightning this week could spark a surge in fire activity across B.C.

About 3,700 people remained displaced by the nearly 150 fires still burning as of Sunday evening.

(CKRW, The Canadian Press)

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