nucklehead Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burns-bog-fire-in-delta-grows-to-100-hectares-1.3662928 Quote Provincial fire crews are responding to a fire which is approximately 100 hectares in size at Burns Bog in Delta, B.C. Mayor Lois Jackson said she didn't know what caused the blaze. "My experience has been there's very few fires that have started in the bog that have been natural causes. Usually it's people, but time will tell," Jackson said. Highway 17, which is north of the bog, has been closed in both directions between Highways 99 and 91. Highways 99, 91 and River Road remain open. BC Emergency Health Services says it responded to calls about the blaze this afternoon with two ambulances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 "It is the largest undeveloped urban land mass in North America, and home to 175 bird species, 41 mammals as well as rare plant and berry species, according to the website." wow, did not know that. hope they get it under control quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCanuck Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 wow thats grown quickly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I can see the smoke from my house. Looks bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 The wind from earlier today probably made it into a bigger mess right now, I hope the firefighters stay safe while fighting this fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 At first I thought the helecopter flying nearby was following a bear or cougar in Burnaby Lake Park. I now realize what it was looking at, those clouds of smoke are huge! Extra crews means this was called in too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Pretty sure Glen Clarke wanted to move Playland there. Coupla' yrs it might be a site for Dismaland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 56 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I can see the smoke from my house. Looks bad. Can't see your house for the smoke..bad look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Has grown to 50 hectares and jumped the highway. On phone can't post link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 2 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I can see the smoke from my house. Looks bad. 50 minutes ago, nucklehead said: Has grown to 50 hectares and jumped the highway. On phone can't post link 2 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I can see the smoke from my house. Looks bad. i lived just off of 50th and scott road...i probably would be able to see it to, if i still lived there...hope they don't lose it all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 We're now getting the smell of smoke in our area of Burnaby, you can actually see the smoke in the air against the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Habitat Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's 100 hectares now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 16 years into this boiling millenium, & deniers still pop up everywhere. No one wants to confront our most important, existential-issue. When will humanity awaken to the fact that we're trashing the planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 1 hour ago, johngould21 said: We're now getting the smell of smoke in our area of Burnaby, you can actually see the smoke in the air against the trees. I live in New West..smell it pretty good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Can smell it from inside the car past Fraser river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Starting to smell it here in east van... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 2 hours ago, ShakyWalton said: I live in New West..smell it pretty good now. That's a great view of the Bog. The smoke is really strong at this hour of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 On Abrupt Climate Change, masses lost in the fog From fires in Arctic, to blazes in Burnt Bog Our brains lika' puck Y'know who gives a f*ck? Just dreamin of Stanley, & livin' high on the hog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainly Mattias Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 http://globalnews.ca/news/2800888/crew-battle-fire-in-burns-bog/ Quote Donna McPherson, fire information officer for the Coastal Fire Centre, said fighting a fire in a bog can prove to be challenging. In 2005, a fire in Burns Bog that was 200 hectares in size burned for three days, and took eight days to extinguish. “This can be a very difficult fire to put out in the long-term because of the peat,” she said. “[In 2005] our crews had to meticulously go through it, actually going underneath the water surface for pockets where material was still on fire.” .... The fire broke out on the west side of the bog where several transmission and repeating towers for local radio stations are located. The AM730 traffic tower has already been destroyed, and the station confirmed that it has been knocked off the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Washed my wife's car this afternoon, only to find little specs of ash starting to land on it as I was finishing. Was wondering where it was coming from. Guess t can make it all the way to Langley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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