Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon before, but none have been so large and fast-moving as the blaze that91裸聊视频檚 currently threatening his business of more than two decades.

The fishing lodge on the shores of Wellesley Lake is accessible only by flying in, and it91裸聊视频檚 now the site of helicopter evacuations as the fire bears down on the lodge and its cabins after gusty winds whipped up the flames and smoke on Sunday.

The Yukon government said Monday that three cabins were destroyed after Sunday91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渆xtreme fire behaviour,91裸聊视频� but cooler tempertature and humidity tamed the blaze and 91裸聊视频渋t has not moved significantly since last night.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淗owever, it is still creating a lot of smoke.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t was absolutely incredible. I91裸聊视频檝e never seen nothing like it before,91裸聊视频� Dack said in an interview on Monday. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 burnt all the way down the lake on the west side and it91裸聊视频檚 about halfway down the lake on the east side.91裸聊视频�

Dack said winds were gusting up to 40 kilometres per hour.

91裸聊视频淗opefully it91裸聊视频檒l blow at the right direction, but right now it91裸聊视频檚 not,91裸聊视频� he said.

Still, Dack said he91裸聊视频檚 staying put with some staff at the lodge for now as wildfire crews set up structural protection sprinklers.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檒l set up more sprinklers around here and hope for the best,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut right now there91裸聊视频檚 not much we can do.91裸聊视频�

Dack said there would be a loss of revenue for the lodge for the rest of the summer due to the wildfire.

The out-of-control blaze was first reported in June and had grown to span more than 20 square kilometres as of Monday.

The Yukon government91裸聊视频檚 wildfire information website said the Snag Lake fire displayed 91裸聊视频渆xtreme behaviour91裸聊视频� in hot and dry conditions the day before.

It said fire officials were at the site and four people had been evacuated by helicopter, with further evacuations planned.

Dack said the those who left the lodge were a family from Northern California who were 91裸聊视频渧ery understanding91裸聊视频� about the evacuation.

91裸聊视频淚 think they91裸聊视频檙e kind of used to smoke,91裸聊视频� Dack said, adding the family told him they would return to the lodge next year.

Dack said the heat in the region has been 91裸聊视频渦nbearable91裸聊视频� at times this summer, and he91裸聊视频檚 noticed dry conditions on his forest walks.

91裸聊视频淭he moss, it just scrunches when you walk on it,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 mean, our hottest day here this year was 42 degrees, which is just unheard of for the North.91裸聊视频�

Dack said he can only hope that the area will see enough snow over the winter to snuff out the wildfire completely.

91裸聊视频淏ut it91裸聊视频檚 just been so hot and dry and hardly any rain throughout the summer,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檒l just have to wait and see.91裸聊视频�

The Snag Lake wildfire is burning about 15 kilometres east of the Snag Junction area along the Alaska Highway. Smoke from the fire is visible, but the highway and buildings along the route are not currently at risk, the government website said.

British Columbia91裸聊视频檚 wildfire service, meanwhile, said areas in the south were benefiting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for the southeast in particular.

But a bulletin from the service on Monday said there91裸聊视频檚 a drying trend in the north and unfavourable winds could fan increased fire behaviour, especially in the northwest.

About 370 wildfires are active across B.C., with 34 per cent burning out of control, down from about 40 per cent in recent days.

Five blazes are considered 91裸聊视频渨ildfires of note,91裸聊视频� meaning they are highly visible or pose a threat to public safety or infrastructure, though the BC Wildfire Service said three are classified as 91裸聊视频渂eing held91裸聊视频� within their current or predetermined perimeters.

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