1 year ago
Swift News
A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of control and has more than doubled in size in less than a day.
The Mount Underwood wildfire, measuring almost 14.5 square kilometres as of 7 p.m. PT, is located just over 10 kilometres south of the Vancouver Island city, which is home to around 19,000 people.
About 300 people were evacuated Monday from a nearby campground and marina, and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) issued a new evacuation order Tuesday for the Mount Underwood area, including parts of the Bamfield and Cherry Creek electoral areas.
The order said the wildfire is a "threat to those in the evacuation order" and is "surrounding the Bamfield Main Road and making it impassable."