There are 50 firefighters battling the blaze, currently classified as out\u002Dof\u002Dcontrol after scorching 8.85 square kilometres in Canada so far
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The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said an alert remains in effect for more than 2,000 properties, with affected residents urged to be ready to leave on short notice. Those alerts blanketed the entire west side of Osoyoos, as well as a stretch of land on the west side of Osoyoos Lake extending northward along Highway 97.
“It crossed that whole mountain so fast. It was wild. It’s a lot of grass and a lot of sagebrush, and it was very windy yesterday, so it just took off and just kept burning and crossed the border and headed right to Osoyoos.” “We couldn’t see the flames or anything like that but we could see it moving,” she said. “You could see the smoke getting closer and closer and closer. By about 8:30 or 9 o’clock it had come right up to the Osoyoos golf course.”That’s when she saw the wind had changed direction and the fire was “blowing itself back.”
Ondrus, who was under evacuation orders, sent his family away but chose to stay behind to keep an eye on his property and help firefighters.“But I’m just looking here. Everything’s looking black up there , but all the houses are safe and the fire is moving away from the dense areas of Osoyoos.” His property is one of those under an evacuation order, and his wife and kids went to stay in a hotel while he, like Ondrus, opted to remain behind to keep watch and lend a hand if needed.Article content
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