BC residents decide to stay or flee as Keremeos fire swells

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Fuelled by fierce winds and extreme heat, the Keremeos Creek wildfire in B.C.'s Interior has exploded in size, prompting hundreds of residents in the South Okanagan region to leave. Though, as Neetu Garcha explains, some residents are deciding to stay put.

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