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Flames were visible across the Central Okanagan from the Shelter Cove wildfire burning Monday night.
Shelter Cove fire spreads to 430 hectares, 70 homes evacuated Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com
Tinder dry conditions and high winds contributed to yet another Okanagan fire Monday night, leaving area residents to watch helplessly as flames aggressively rolled across a Westside hill. The wildfire, which as of Tuesday afternoon was mapped at 430 hectares, started Sunday at a spot above Westside Road near Shelter Cove, where lightning struck.
Early detection meant that helicopters were able to almost immediately able knock down the flames it sparked, leaving little more than a puff of smoke in its place. Underground, however, it continued to smoulder until Monday night when winds whipped through the valley, changing things for the worse. Karen Miller lives across the lake from the fire and had a clear view of how a steady breeze picked up flames and helped them grow out of control.
“It was shocking to see the wind cause the fire to flare up Monday night. It quickly got huge and moved (downhill) toward Westside Road and then jumped to the north,” Miller said. “As terrifying as a fire of that magnitude is, it is captivating to watch and there was a steady stream of traffic along Okanagan Centre Road West to watch the fire grow directly across the lake from Safe Harbour. I’d never seen trees candling like that before—
exploding like firecrackers amidst the smoke and flames.” If nothing else positive came of the sight, it did act as a reminder that she needs to update her family’s emergency plan, lest they be in fire’s path one day. Provincial fire information officer Navi Saini said 70 houses along Westside Road were evacuated at around 9:30 p.m. Monday as the fire spread. “It spread overnight to Westside Road and
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