Crews make progress on wildfire east of Kelowna, B.C., evacuations in effect
KELOWNA, B.C. — Officials say they were making progress Friday on a wildfire that was burning out of control east of Kelowna, B.C.
The Central Okanagan Regional District says the fire charred just under four kilometres of grass, bush and timber after it broke out Thursday afternoon about 25 kilometres east of the city. Officials said no homes or other structures had been damaged.
Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service said it’s unclear what percentage of the fire was contained on Friday afternoon, but ground and air crews were making progress fighting the blaze despite the challenging, steep terrain.
The blaze was classified mainly as a ground fire with smoke but no significant flames, although weather could worsen conditions, Skrepnek said.