Residents near a wildfire visible from downtown Kelowna, B.C., can return to their subdivision after an order to evacuate their homes was downgraded to an alert around 8 p.m. local time on Saturday.
Firefighters and air bombers continued tackling the Knox Mountain wildfire burning within the boundaries of the Okanagan city of nearly 150,000 residents.
The fire broke out earlier on Saturday and by late evening was estimated to be nearly seven hectares in size, almost double its estimated size in the afternoon. Nonetheless, the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) said the fire is now considered “held” and unlikely to grow any further.
The evacuation orders — which first came
