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Wildfire south of Port Alberni, B.C., grows, but rain expected in the forecast

More than 500 properties in the Bamfield and Anacla areas have been without power since Monday evening. Officials says it is ...

Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half, rain is on the way

PORT ALBERNI - The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island measured more ...

Wildfire near Port Alberni now more than 3,400 hectares as smoke blankets region

There are 64 firefighting personnel currently battling the Mount Underwood wildfire, along with five helicopters, structure protection crews and a heavy equipment strike team.

Wildfire raging near Port Alberni shows 'extremely vigorous' — and unusual — behaviour

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...

Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., shows vigorous, ’unusual’ behaviour

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...

Wildfire growth near Port Alberni unusual for Vancouver Island: wildfire service

An out of control fire south of Port Alberni has grown to more than 34 square kilometres. The Mount Underwood wildfire was ...
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Vancouver Island wildfire near Port Alberni grows by more than half, moving away from urban areas

Rain is expected in the region late Thursday, but the wildfire service says it would have to be ‘significant’ to help quell the fire ...
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Port Alberni still not threatened by fire, eastward growth expected

BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...

'Massive' wildfire south of Port Alberni, B.C., doubles in size in less than a day

Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of ...

'Explosive' growth of Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni

The Mount Underwood wildfire, south of Port Alberni, has grown to more than 21 square kilometres. As Claire Palmer reports, ...

Wildfire near Port Alberni exhibiting ‘extreme fire behaviour’ say officials

The City of Port Alberni, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and the Tseshaht First Nation have all issued local states of emergency due to the growing blaze.

Canada wildfires: 20,000 on standby as fire threatens Port Alberni; smoke spreads to US, Europe

Western Canada faces a critical wildfire situation as a blaze near Port Alberni forces nearly 20,000 people on standby.