Hey Steemians!!
As of today, there are still over 130 wildfires in British-Columbia, so far over 845,000 hectares or over 8000 square kilometers is estimated to have burned since April of 2017 from 1000 different fires and it is expected to continue burning well into september. It is on it's way to be the costliest fire in B-C's history getting close to beating the 1958 record fire that burned an estimated 855,000 hectares. Currently ,over 4000 people are working real hard to keep the situation under control. The fires were most likely started by a combination of hot dry temperatures and lightning perhaps human negligence ( tossed lit cigarette butts, unattended camp fires...you get the point) and spread by winds in dense forested areas. I suppose Just like our Fort-McMurray fires, it will be hard to determine the real cause and residents of the affected communities will just be left to deal with the burned remains of what once was their world for the next couple years.
Our city is still filled with smoke, it's been smokey in Edmonton all summer, I don't want to imagine what it must be like in B-C. I feel fortunate that our province isn't in an as critical situation this year given we are experiencing a really hot summer and extremely dry conditions as well, perhaps we get a break this year. Since going to the mountains is an "at your own risk " on any given day, the added fire hazards and smoke continues to keep 
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