CP NewsAlert: Reprieve in Okanagan fire fight, but desperate battle goes on

By The Canadian Press on August 19, 2023.

The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna's University of B.C. campus. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

KELOWNA – The fire chief of West Kelowna says an “army” of firefighters from across the province has managed to earn a reprieve for the city in the battle against a devastating wildfire.

But fire chief Jason Brolund says firefighters continue to face multiple structure fires that include streets full of burning houses.

More coming.

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