No current threat to homes in the community, and more fire crews are on the way
Support to Gold River Fire Department provided by Campbell River fire crew
Extension and Cranberry volunteer fire departments co-operated to put out blaze Aug. 24
Briggs Creek fire near Kaslo and Mount Docking fire near Radium Hot Springs to be downgraded
Lightning responsible for 80 per cent of current 234 wildfires
Close to 40,000 hectares have burned this year
Assistant Fire Chief Pierre Morin says the cause of the explosion is not known
Unity Vancouver Island building in East Wellington dates back to late 1800s
Cat inside the home sent to vet for a checkup
Firefighters battled blaze at house on Athletic Street on Thursday, Aug. 11
International aid pouring in, fire has injured 130 and destroyed 4 of the facility’s eight tanks
50 active fires burning across the province
Other pets managed to get out in afternoon blaze in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island
Kym Arkell remains in police custody
Two sheds burned up in the first fire, then two RVs in the second fire
Hiker finds part of Eagle Pass Lookout still burning
Highway 3A has reopened in both directions
