Posted AT 4:59 AM EDT on 16/07/08
Raging blazes fuel precautions
VANCOUVER — When a wildfire came down out of the dry hills east of Kamloops over the weekend, racing to within a few metres of houses in the Del Oro subdivision before it was put out, it was a reminder of just how volatile British Columbia's forest-fire season can be.
After a long, cool spring, B.C.'s forests have quickly dried out over the past few weeks.
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