Evacuation alerts end for Kelowna, B.C., residents as wildfire under control

a wildfire in kelowna that broke out saturday afternoon
Fire crews are responding to a wildfire at Knox Mountain Park, a few kilometres northwest of Kelowna. (Courtesy Twitter/BC Wildfire Service)

By The Canadian Press

Posted July 3, 2023 6:49 pm.

Evacuation alerts and a state of local emergency caused by a wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C., have ended.

A statement from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says the fire is now under control at 6.5 hectares and emergency crews are still on the scene managing several hot spots.

The BC Wildfire Service says the Knox Mountain Fire is just two kilometres northwest of Kelowna.

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Residents in the Poplar Point, Knox Mountain, Magic Estates, and Clifton areas near the fire were under an evacuation order on Canada Day that was later downgraded to an alert as crews fought the flames

Kelowna RCMP assisted with the evacuation of more than 400 properties.

The centre says the majority of Knox Mountain Park remains closed to prioritize public safety, as hazards such as sinkholes caused by burning tree roots remain in areas that no longer have active fires.

It says city staff will be in the park on Tuesday to identify and mitigate hazards and assess damage to infrastructure.

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