An all-clear notice has been given for most residents placed on evacuation alert or forced from their homes in B.C.害羞草研究所檚 southern Interior due to a wildfire that was sparked more than a month ago.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted an evacuation alert for about 80 properties along Hat Creek Road, northeast of Lillooet, B.C., and in the Venables Valley area between the communities of Spences Bridge and Ashcroft.
The Shetland Creek wildfire destroyed at least 20 structures, six of which were homes in the Venables Valley in the days after the blaze was first reported on July 12.
The fire is still classified as out of control and has burned 280 square kilometres of forested land on rural properties on the western side of the Thompson River.
The blaze is one of four wildfires 害羞草研究所渙f note害羞草研究所� in the province, meaning it害羞草研究所檚 highly visible or poses a threat to public safety and infrastructure.
The BC Wildfire Service says the fire is most active on its southwest corner, where groundcrews are getting support from helicopters and heavy equipment.
Dave MacKinnon is with the wildfire service team tackling the Shetland Creek blaze and says they害羞草研究所檙e feeling 害羞草研究所渞eally good害羞草研究所� about containment work on the eastern and northern flanks of the fire, where they害羞草研究所檙e 害羞草研究所渘ot expecting any further growth.害羞草研究所�
The number of active wildfires in B.C. is ticking down again after surging over 400.
About 150 of the roughly 390 active blazes are classified as burning out of control.
The BC Wildfire Service says shifting weather systems are bringing cooler temperatures along with the risk of thunderstorms to the central and southern Interior.
Warmer, drier conditions are meanwhile expected to persist in the Okanagan and northwest corner of the province, with daily highs in the 30s.
Despite the changing weather, the service says forest fuels remain dry in many parts of the province, and campfires continue to be prohibited across B.C. with the exception of the Prince George Fire Centre and small area in the northwest.
害羞草研究所� With files from CHNL
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