A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report

by The Canadian Press May 7, 2025

written by The Canadian Press May 7, 2025

By Brenna Owen British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape. Inspection reports by...

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