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The Free Press14h

Vancouver Island's Mount Underwood wildfire grows by nearly 1,000 hectares

The BC Wildfire Service has updated its size estimate for the Mount Underwood fire. It has grown to 3,406 hectares, but the ...
The Abbotsford News1d

Update: Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to 2,156 hectares

The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to an estimated 2,036 hectares. It started the morning at 1,618 hectares, up from ...

Mount Underwood fire on Vancouver Island shows 'explosive growth'

A string of evacuation orders, alerts and an air quality advisory are in place due to the still-growing Mount Underwood fire ...

'Explosive' wildfire growth near Port Alberni, B.C., unusual for Vancouver Island: wildfire service

More than 500 B.C. Hydro customers remain without power on Wednesday, as "unprecedented" dry conditions, strong winds, hot ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7h

Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half, rain is on the way

PORT ALBERNI — A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been ...
Canada's National Observer23m

West Coast fire takes a bite out of tourist season

A road closure and power outage due to the out of control Mount Underwood wildfire are causing financial strain for the ...
The Weather Network1d

'Explosive' fire growth near Port Alberni, B.C., unusual for Vancouver Island

The Mount Underwood fire is now 16.18 square kilometres (1,618 hectares), located more than 10 kilometres south of Port ...
The Canadian Press on MSN15h

Air quality warnings expand as wildfire burns on south-central Vancouver Island

The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island is billowing smoke that has ...