Fire Update - From bad to worse

This from the main fire info site :

15 Homes Lost Last Night
An emotional Kelowna Fire Chief Gerry Zimmerman says 15 homes were lost last night while 17 threatened homes remain standing. The six homes at the far end of Lakeshore Road were not impacted including the "big white house". No injuries were reported. Residents who lost their homes will be informed at 1 pm today in a special meeting closed to the media.

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The fire remains unpredictable although the new Kelowna fireguard held last night. Tanager Road is the concern area now. 56 Kelowna Firefighters are fighting the fire or are on standby. Fire crews from all over province are here to help. Work on the 17 km fire guard continues.

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Darren Campbell, Ministry of Forest Information Officer, says the size of the fire is now rated at 17,000 hectares up from 13,000 yesterday.

The fire is still active on the north west side. This caused the evacuations last night.

The military crews have now arrived. In total, 200 fire fighters are fighting the fire now. The weather forecast of up to 50km winds gusts are a concern for fighting the fire today.

11 helicopters are in the air today....

South end of the fire by Naramata is more stable than the Kelowna north end. Naramata fire guards are still in place. Some hot spots are cropping up but crews are dealing with each one as they come up.

The Ministry of Forestry's fire line is one that was breached last night - not the one the City was working on.

Please keep the 10000 or so evacuees and all the firefighters in your thoughts & prayers. This situation is not getting any better. And they are predicting winds for tonight. Friends just outside the evacuation zone are bringing their 5 horses up to our place today, as a precaution.