terça-feira, 27 de julho de 2010

British Columbia firefighters battle blaze

LILLOOET, British Columbia, July 27 (UPI) -- Dozens of firefighters Tuesday were fighting the out-of-control Jade wildfire near Lillooet, British Columbia, officials said.

The fire, which has burned more than 1,650 since being ignited by a lightning strike last week, was only about 15 percent contained, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

About 85 people in 30 homes were under an evacuation alert, the CBC said.

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