Homes Ablaze in West Kelowna, BC, After Devastating Overnight Battle

Homes Ablaze in West Kelowna, BC, After Devastating Overnight Battle
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Homes were still burning in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday after a devastating wildfire destroyed a significant number of properties overnight, in a battle that the city’s fire chief likened to “100 years of firefighting.”

Properties ruined by the fire include the historic Lake Okanagan Resort, which was engulfed Friday morning.