Two Boston Bar-area fires now exceed 10,000 hectares combined: BCWS

FRASER CANYON – Two out-of-control wildfires burning near Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon are responsible for blanketing the greater Kamloops area with smoky skies and poor air quality.

Together, the Brunswick Creek fire on the west side of the Fraser River and the Ainslie Creek fire on the east side have now surpassed 10,000 hectares in size, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

Local First Nations and the Fraser Valley Regional District have several evacuation orders and alerts in place.

The Trans Canada Highway remains closed in a 10-kilometre stretch north of Boston Bar.