What the records say
- When
- 2009
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 55.03° N, 124.97° W
- Description
- 2009 wildfires in British Columbia, Canada
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the district its description names, British Columbia.
West Kelowna wildfires
2009 wildfires in British Columbia, Canada
On July 18, 2009, 3 wildfires broke out around the city of West Kelowna, British Columbia during extremely dry and windy conditions. Over 20,000 people were evacuated as a result of the fires. 9,877 hectares of forest was burned along with 4 buildings. All 3 fires were suspected as human caused but the exact ignition source is still unknown.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article