International airport at Cranbrook, B.C., scorched in an all\u002Dout effort on Friday
He said flights were arriving and departing Friday, but heavy smoke has resulted in some cancellations.
Earlier this week, several homes at the Cranbrook area’s Aq’am First Nation were destroyed by the same wildfire. BC Wildfire Service officials have forecast an increase in fires in southern B.C. as cooler temperatures and rain is forecast for the province’s north, where some of the largest fires are burning.
The agency said daytime temperatures are expected to reach 38 Celsius in the Boundary region, while temperatures in the south and central Okanagan, south and north Thompson, and Fraser Canyon regions will reach up to 36 Celsius.Article content Cliff Chapman, BC Wildfire Service spokesman, said about 500 international firefighters are already in the province, boosting the ranks of the more than 2,000 provincial wildfire service personnel on the front lines battling hundreds of blazes.
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