Two of British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 biggest wildfires haven香蕉视频直播檛 grown much over the past few days despite being fanned by strong winds.

Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service says the winds arrived in the province on Friday as forecast but weren香蕉视频直播檛 as strong as feared.

He says there was some rain, cooler temperatures and higher humidity.

Skrepnek says the northwest of William香蕉视频直播檚 Lake was no bigger Saturday than it was Friday.

The also remained the same size and is now believed to be 25 per cent contained.

Both blazes remain out of control.

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Skrepnek says that despite the rain, it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 much, and 14 new fires were sparked since Friday including seven which are believed to have been caused by lightning.

香蕉视频直播淚t still remains quite dry out there. Whatever showers we did see out there were sporadic and we are expecting another windy day today, unfortunately,香蕉视频直播� Skrepnek told reporters on Saturday afternoon.

Crews with the wildfire service work on a maximum of 14 consecutive days, Skrepnek said, but that given that it has been such a busy season and the wildfire service was involved in flood support in the spring, that maximum is being shortened when practical.

Skrepnek said the province has been hugely successful over the past month and a half in keeping new fires from becoming serious, noting the big fires they香蕉视频直播檙e fighting now began in early July.

He gave much of the credit for keeping the new fires from growing to people reporting the fires when they spot them.

The Canadian Press

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