08-07-2017 03:42 via vancouversun.com

Wildfires destroy buildings, force thousands to evacuate

100 MILE HOUSE — Buildings have been lost and people were told to leave their homes as fast-growing wildfires threatened communities Friday across central British Columbia.
Justine Hunse of the B.C. Wildfire Service said a blaze was burning across a seven-square-kilometre area outside Ashcroft, about 100 kilometres west of Kamloops. The blaze is “displaying aggressive behaviour,” according to Hunse, and considered to be out of control. 
An evacuation order has been is
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