'Heartbreaking': Tributes after B.C. firefighter dies battling blaze near Revelstoke

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VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the death of a wildland firefighter in British Columbia is 'heartbreaking,' and he sends his deepest condolences to the woman's family, friends and fellow firefighters.

VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the death of a wildland firefighter in British Columbia is"heartbreaking," and he sends his deepest condolences to the woman's family, friends and fellow firefighters.

The latest death comes as the BC Wildfire Service says tens of thousands of lightning strikes over the last seven days have sparked hundreds of new fires in British Columbia, but with temperatures closer to average and some rain expected next week, a slight reprieve might be on the way. Eby's statement called the firefighter's death a"tremendous loss for everyone involved with the BC Wildfire Service at an already challenging time."

 

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