Thousands Flee Homes Under Dark Red Skies In B.C. From Fires

Thousands flee homes under eerie red skies in B.C. as raging fires send gigantic flames barrelling toward entire communities

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Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday after “exceptional” high winds fuelled dozens of wildfires across B.C., sending flames barrelling toward entire communities.

Hundreds fled their homes under smoke-filled orange skies on Sunday as evacuation orders came down, one after the other. Most of the newest evacuation orders are in the Kamloops area, where some of the of the largest and most dangerous fires in the province are burning.

There are at least a dozen wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre district, including the Lytton, White Rock Lake, Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake fires.

Officials confirmed Monday the White Rock Lake fire has “significantly damaged” multiple buildings in the quiet Killiney Beach area, north of Kelowna on the edge of Okanagan Lake.

There has also been “limited damage” in West Kelowna, to the south, due to the separate Mount Law fire.

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