Amazing! Water skimmer planes fly right overhead to fight wildfire in West Kelowna

A wildfire was spotted and reported in the Smith Creek area of West Kelowna, BC early afternoon on July 17th, 2014.
With a weeklong heatwave and winds gusting during this evening, the fire quickly spread to 175 hectares despite 4 waterbombers and numerous ground crew firefighters.
Read the full story and see additional photos and video on Castanet.
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Evacuation orders and alerts were issued around 3pm. View the evacuation area map here:
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