A wildfire burning in British Columbia's southern Okanagan now covers nearly 28 square kilometres after hot weather fuelled explosive growth since it was sparked Friday.
About 300 properties, including the Apex Mountain resort southwest of Penticton, have been ordered evacuated as the fire showed aggressive and unpredictable growth, destroying an unoccupied cabin.Updated information from the BC Wildfire Service says weather in the Penticton area is slightly cooler and is expected to remain that way for the next several days, giving crews a chance to work on containment lines.
A suspected lightning-caused blaze in the central Kootenay, north of Nelson, has flared to more than three square kilometres since it was spotted Monday and has prompted an evacuation alert for 14 properties.
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