Canada wildfire: Firefighter dies tackling British Columbia blaze
Baku, July 31, AZERTAC
A third firefighter has died in Canada while battling the country's worst wildfire season on record, according to BBC News.
Authorities say the firefighter died tackling the Donnie Creek fire near Fort St John, in the western province of British Columbia.
People are evacuating an area further south in the province, near the US border, as fires swirl out of control.
A third of all fires currently raging in Canada are in British Columbia.
So far this season, Canadian wildfires have burned about 30 million acres of land - more than the land area of South Korea or Cuba.
Residents in the town of Osoyoos, in the south of the province, and its surrounding areas were told to evacuate late on Saturday after a fire originating from the northwestern US state of Washington crossed into Canada.
People in the town shared photos of the approaching fire on social media, including the image above.
Two other firefighters have died in separate incidents this month in what has become Canada's worst wildfire season on record.
A fourth person, the pilot of a helicopter helping with "bucketing" operations, died after a crash in the neighbouring Alberta province last week.
Some 613 of the 990 fires currently active in Canada are considered out of control.
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