This photo provided by the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship shows a wildfire, Aurora Borealis overhead, near Fort Nelson, British Columbia Saturday, May 11, 2024. An intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada on Monday, based on forecasts of strong winds that have been fueling the out-of-control blaze which has already forced the evacuation of thousands, fire experts and officials warned. (Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship/The Canadian…
May 13, 2024
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Town prepares for possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in Western Canada
FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada on Monday, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of strong winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people.