Quesnel residents on edge, some evacuated by helicopter as Cariboo wildfires rage on

Residents in and around the western edge of Quesnel, were prepared to leave at a moment’s notice as wildfires raged on nearby and flames from blazes northwest forced almost 90 people from their homes.
Emily Epp of the Cariboo Regional District said helicopter evacuations were needed for at least four families on Saturday when the wildfire cut off access to a forestry service road.
“It is a very rural and remote area so we estimate there’s about 90 residents in that area,”