B.C. fires have burned more than 300,000 ha

So far the forest fires in British Columbia have burned over 300,000 hectares of forest making this season the worst in at least 12 years.

Despite the pall of smoke that has hung over much of the province this summer, human carelessness continues. Two new human-caused fires were identified on the weekend, bringing the total fires for this season to more than 1,500.

While most of the major fires have been in the Cariboo and Northwest regions, a fire was discovered on the weekend in the Stave Lake region of the Fraser Valley. Several fires continued to burn on Vancouver Island, with crews in action near Port Alice and Port Renfrew as well as Bella Coola and Powell River on the adjacent coast.

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B.C.'s forest fire season worst in 12 years (BC Local News)