As the fire took off up the hill in Joe Rich and smoke billowed in to the sky, it appeared like a cauliflower cloud from a passing plane.
Leesa Beeson captured the images above and below of the Philpott Road fire as she climbed out of the area at 29,000 feet.
Beeson lives in West Kelowna and works for WestJet. She was flying over Kelowna on a flight from Vancouver to Calgary when the pilot got her attention. They flew over the plume of smoke just before 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.
She took a video from the flight deck and then grabbed the cauliflower photos from within the cabin.
91裸聊视频淚t was just wild, absolutely bizarre, to see it with your own eyes,91裸聊视频� said Beeson.
91裸聊视频淭he pictures don91裸聊视频檛 even do it justice. You don91裸聊视频檛 see that we could see it was actually moving, it was really wild.91裸聊视频�
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The Philpott Road fire is currently pegged at 465 hectares and is considered 20 per cent contained.
91裸聊视频淭he fire is burning in heavy timber and steep terrain,91裸聊视频� reports the BC Wildfire Service.
91裸聊视频淎 BCWS crew worked overnight, strengthening the control line on the north flank. Today, crews will work the perimeter while being supported by air and heavy equipment.
91裸聊视频淭he BC Wildfire Service is continuing to work alongside local fire departments, structural protection crews and contract crews. Hot, dry conditions are expected to remain a challenge over the coming days. There is currently no rainfall in the forecast.91裸聊视频�
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A total of 96 firefighters, five helicopters and eight pieces of heavy equipment are tackling the blaze today.
Although the fire has come within a few hundred metres of properties, no structures have been impacted so far.
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