VANCOUVER — Crews battling a 215-square-kilometre wildfire near Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia got some unexpected help in the fight.
Hannah Swift, an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, said the amount of smoke in the area was enough to provide a buffer from the sun's heat, which had been expected to cause problems for crews at the Stoddart Creek blaze and others nearby.
It was a happy medium, she said, because smoke also dissipated enough for the service to launch helicopters to support crews on the ground. The forecast suggests possible rain over the weekend, although Swift said there's also potential for thunderstorms, which could bring lightning. The wildfire service has reported that 42 wildfires so far this year were human-caused, while 15 were started by lightning and three had unknown causes.
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