{"id":59270,"date":"2015-08-18T22:18:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=59270"},"modified":"2025-03-09T03:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:56:36","slug":"b-c-forests-minister-looking-for-video-to-help-solve-wildfires-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/18\/b-c-forests-minister-looking-for-video-to-help-solve-wildfires-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. forests minister looking for video to help solve wildfire’s cause"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British Columbia Forests Minister Steve Thomson says officials are looking for a video that apparently shows how a massive wildfire that has destroyed 30 homes in the province’s southeast was sparked by a flicked cigarette.<\/p>\n

Thomson said Monday that officials have heard about the video but have yet to see any evidence.<\/p>\n

The 37-square-kilometre Rock Creek wildfire started Thursday and is currently burning out of control east of the southern Okanagan town of Osoyoos.<\/p>\n

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Officials have already said it was human caused.<\/p>\n

“We have no confirmation of (the video) at this time, but the investigation is ongoing and I would encourage anyone who has video to share it with the local RCMP or with our Wildfire Service,” he said.<\/p>\n

Besides the homes, 15 other buildings have been destroyed by the fire so far, and another 242 properties remain on evacuation order.<\/p>\n

Homeowners were taken into the fire-ravaged area Monday morning to assess the damage.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a drive-by to look at their homes,” said Alan Stanley of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District. “They’re either standing or they’re not. It’s pretty emotional.”<\/p>\n

The Red Cross is setting up a centre where residents can receive financial assistance, cleanup kits and other support. It is also collecting donations for families affected by B.C. wildfires this year.<\/p>\n

About 100 personnel are working to get the Rock Creek fire under control, but hot, dry conditions are making their jobs difficult, said fire information officer Mike McCulley.<\/p>\n

The fire is one of more than 230 blazes currently burning across B.C., said provincial fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek.<\/p>\n

He said significant progress has been made on two Oliver-area fires.<\/p>\n

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Skrepnek said the 15-square kilometre Testalinden fire burning seven kilometres south of the town is now 40 per cent contained and the three-square-kilometre Wilson Mountain wildfire burning just north of Osoyoos is about 70 per cent contained.<\/p>\n

Evacuation orders have been lifted for residents living near both fires, though they must still be ready to leave again at a moment’s notice.<\/p>\n

Eight helicopters and five planes fighting the fires near Oliver were grounded for more than three hours Sunday due to a drone flying in the area.<\/p>\n

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Thomson was at the Oliver airport at the time and said the crews’ faces showed frustration.<\/p>\n

“Ticked off would probably be too mild a term to talk about their reaction,” he said. “It’s really something that is not acceptable as we have these assets in the air, supporting and protecting our communities.”<\/p>\n

Skrepnek said the province has spent $207 million fighting the nearly 1,650 wildfires across B.C. this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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