British Columbia wildfire exhibiting 'extreme behavior' as town races to evacuate

The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire continued to exhibit “extreme fire behavior” on Thursday, June 8, as it raged around 6.2 miles (10 km) east of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, local authorities said. The District of Tumbler Ridge issued an evacuation order for the town of Tumbler Ridge, with impacted residents told to evacuate the area immediately.

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