B.C. mayor warns against sharing videos of properties destroyed by fire outside Fort Nelson

An extreme fire warning sign is shown along Highway 97 toward Fort Nelson outside the Charlie Lake Fire Hall near Fort St. John, B.C., on May 13.The mayor of a northeast British Columbia community threatened by wildfires is warning people who stayed behind in the evacuation zone to stay on their properties and not share images of fire destruction on social media.

One video posted Wednesday appears to show firefighters working to protect another home, with smoke shrouding the road. Fraser had previously said that fire damaged some structures on rural properties outside the town, and emergency staff were working to contact owners. But he wouldn’t say whether they included homes, or describe the extent of the damage.

She said tourists would be welcomed to the “huge” province over the weekend, but “now is not the time” to visit Fort Nelson, which is 1,600 kilometres north of Vancouver. The fire was mapped at 123 square kilometres in size Friday, slightly lower than an earlier estimate of 127 square kilometres on Thursday.

The BC Wildfire Service said the Patry Creek fire isn’t an immediate threat to the town, but conditions can change rapidly if there are strong northerly winds.

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