Number of wildfires in B.C. falls below 250; cooler temperatures in forecast

Emergency Management B.C. says the number of activewildfires in the province has fallen below 250.

The agency says in a news release that the number of activewildfires in the provinceis about 240 and 22 of those fires are consideredof note, which means they are highly visible or pose a potentialthreat to public safety.

It says more than 3,400 firefighters from B.C. and more than 400from out of province are helping fight the fires.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says some of the major blazes, such as the White Rock Lake, Tremont Creek and Lytton Creek fires, are stillclassified as out of control.

It says wind fanned the flames of the MountLaw wildfire lateWednesday, and it was estimated to be about eight square kilometresin size and classified as out of control.

One lane of Highway 97Cnear Peachland, B.C., has been closed because of the fire, according to DriveBC.

WATCH | Smoke and flames from the Mount Law fire alongside Highway 97C:

Mount Law wildfire grows

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The Mount Law wildfire near Peachland, B.C., grew overnight and has closed one lane of Highway 97C.

The province has about 45 evacuation orders and 90 alerts inplace, which means people should be ready to leave at short notice.

Environment Canada is forecasting cooland cloudy conditions with possible light rain, with temperatures staying below 20 C across most of the province.