Wild fires in BC
#11
Originally Posted by Overlander
This is a picture of Highway 20 coming into Williams Lake, BC. We have about 8 big fires anywhere from 20 KM to 100 KM from the city and all the smoke is funneling into the valley. It is awful! I don't leave the house of my work unless it is to run to my car and drive home or to work. We have a suitcase packed just in case. I work at a local hotel and we are on alert to accept evacuees. They started coming in last night. This is even worse than the 2004 fire season. I have all my quilts packed into plastic totes in case we have to go in a hurry, but can't take my frame and quilting machine. Only the Janome will fit. Am I worrying too much? I don't think so!
#12
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Williams Lake, British Columbia
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Just a fast update as to what is happening here. We are still in no immediate danger but evacuation orders have been placed on some of the outlying areas to the west and south of us. They estimate there are about 100 fires in our area alone with over 300 in the province. This picture was from the front of the hotel I work at looking west towards the main fires. Meldrum Creek and Dog Creek have been evacuated due to the fire and the far west end of the city is on evacuation alert because of dense smoke. We are praying for rain.
The worst day yet
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same view a day earlier
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#14
HOLY C***!!! 100 fires!!!! I'm a distance from the closest, it's about 10 sq miles in size right now, and I'm getting the smoke. Guess I'll quit whining about that little one compared to what you're going thru!!!! Good luck!
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