'The fire has swallowed the other fires': Wildfire grows in Northern B.C. as May long weekend begins
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A fire burning three hours north of Fort St. John in the Donnie Creek area has doubled in size in just days, and is now ripping through over 118,000 hectares.
Wildfires continue to expand in parts of Northern B.C.
A fire burning three hours north of Fort St. John in the Donnie Creek area has doubled in size in just days, and is now ripping through over 118,000 hectares.
This is one of four fires that the Prince George Fire Service is watching closely. The list includes the Stoddart Creek fire, which has burned over 26,000 hectares; the Red Creek fire estimated at around 3,000 hectares and the Cameron River fire at 285 hectares.
In total, the Prince George Fire Centre has seen 180,000 hectares burn this year.
"The Donnie Creek fire was previously a cluster of four fires, and we've seen a lot of high activity in increased fire behaviour there," said Sharon Nickle, an information officer with P.G. Fire Centre.
"The fire has swallowed the other fires."
The fires are also causing heavy smoke to cloud the region, making it difficult for fire crews and aviation services to tame the blaze.
