A forest fire that burns northwest of Nanaimo that had forced hundreds to flee is now under control, while the teams are progressing in another fire to the southwest of that city.
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced on Saturday night that the teams made significant progress in the fight against the Wesley Ridge forest fire on the northern shores of Lake Cameron, about 50 kilometers northwest of Nanaimo on the island of Southeast of Vancouver.
Firefighters are still patrolling and extinguishing hot points, according to the BCWs.
In total, the fire burned almost six square kilometers of land and previously appeared as a detainee.
At its peak, almost 400 properties were under the order of evacuation due to the fire, and more hundreds were on evacuation alert, which meant that residents had to be ready to leave at any time.
Monte Underwood Fire still burning
From 7:20 am PT on Sunday, there are 75 forest fires that are currently burned in British Columbia, four of which are out of control.
One of them is the Mount Underwood fire to the south of Port Alberni, BC, which is further south of Blaze Wesley Ridge.
The Mount Underwood fire grew aggressively after it was detected for the first time last Monday, and currently covers an area of 36 square kilometers, burning about eight kilometers south of Port Alberni.
That community has been nervous since the fire began, but the authorities said on Saturday that the fire received more than 30 millimeters of rain on Friday, and the fire activity had been reduced as a result.
Evacuation orders and alerts are still related to the fire, including the Order of the Creek camp and the alert of parts of the Cameron Heights neighborhood at the southern end of the city of Port Alberni.
The fire has cut access to the remote community of Bamfield, to the south of Port Alberni, as well as eliminated energy to the 500 hydroelectric clients in the area.
On Saturday, the public services company said it started working to restore energy, but said that complete repairs could take up to two weeks.
The provincial energy supplier said the work will include replacing 56 energy posts and 70 electrical line sections, approximately 20 kilometers in total.
