BC Firefighters Battle ‘Extreme Fire Behaviour’ as Blaze Approaches Town

The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C. in this undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service

Firefighters in British Columbia are battling “extreme fire behaviour” in the northeastern part of the province as a growing out-of-control blaze burns a few kilometres from Fort Nelson, B.C.

Cliff Chapman, BC Wildfire’s director of operations, says calmer winds overnight and into May 13 prevented the Parker Lake wildfire from spreading into the town, although it has now grown to 53 square kilometres in size.