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Holding pattern? B.C. down to 1 out-of-control wildfire of note

After Calcite Creek reclassified, province now has 3 fires of note, 2 of them classified as 91Ƶheld91Ƶ
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Smoke from the Calcite Creek wildfire is shown in this July 26 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BC Wildfire Service

The Calcite Creek fire in British Columbia91Ƶs southern Interior is no longer considered a 91Ƶwildfire of note,91Ƶ leaving three such blazes throughout the province.

The BC Wildfire Service says two of those fires are classified as 91Ƶbeing held,91Ƶ meaning they91Ƶre expected to stay within their current or predetermined perimeters.

That leaves the 1.8-square-kilometre Corya Creek blaze in the Northwest Fire Centre as the only wildfire of note continuing to burn out of control in the province, as the 40-square-kilometre Komonko Creek wildfire in southeastern B.C. has also lost the 91Ƶwildfire of note91Ƶ designation despite remaining out of control.

They91Ƶre among about 110 out-of-control blazes representing 30 per cent of the province91Ƶs roughly 370 active wildfires.

That91Ƶs down from 40 per cent of B.C.91Ƶs active blazes last week.

The wildfire service says the southern half of the province continues to experience a downturn in fire activity due to cooler temperatures and increasing relative humidity levels, while warmer temperatures could fuel fire activity in the north.

In the Yukon, meanwhile, smoke from a wildfire in the western part of the territory is reaching as far as Whitehorse, about 425 kilometres to the southeast.

The territory91Ƶs wildfire information website says the Snag Lake fire was 91Ƶquiet91Ƶ Monday after displaying 91Ƶextreme91Ƶ behaviour the day before.

It says wildfire personnel were working on structure protection measures at a wilderness lodge where several people were evacuated by helicopter on Monday due to the threat of a blaze that flared up in hot and dry conditions.

The fire is burning on the shores of Wellesley Lake, about 15 kilometres east of the Snag Junction area along the Alaska Highway. The blaze is not currently threatening the highway or buildings along the route, the territory91Ƶs website says.

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