British Columbia Fires Force 3,000 from Homes
<i> Reuters</i>
VANCOUVER, Canada —
More than 3,000 people were forced to flee their homes Tuesday as forest fires raged out of control in Canada’s westernmost province.
Between 3,000 and 4,000 rural residents were evacuated around the resort community of Penticton in southeastern British Columbia about 240 miles east of Vancouver, officials said.
Sweltering weather has made the rugged interior of the province tinder-dry.
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