Residents describe returning home as fire evacuation orders lift in Okanagan

15-08-2026 04:21 via cbc.ca

Residents describe returning home as fire evacuation orders lift in Okanagan

On Friday, evacuation orders were lifted for 2,400 residences around the Quilpituk Creek fire zone, as well as in Peachland and Trout Creek where the Bald Range fire continues to burn.

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