Highway through Summerland, B.C., reopened with limited hours, stopping restrictions
Every exit was blocked off with pylons, including entrances to local businesses, with some staffed by security guards to prevent people from pulling off the road.
The main highway through Summerland, British Columbia, has temporarily reopened, allowing a limited number of people to glimpse the destruction caused by a fast-moving wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate the city and surrounding areas last weekend. Despite the highway's reopening, every exit remains blocked with pylons, including entrances to local businesses, which are staffed by security guards to prevent unauthorized access.
Signs are in place to guide residents with temporary access permits to turn off and reach evacuated neighborhoods.
The Bald Range blaze, responsible for the destruction, continues to be uncontrolled, having expanded to over 190 square kilometers. This wildfire is one of four classified as significant by the BC Wildfire Service, the others being the Pear Lake fire near Clinton, the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek fires outside Boston Bar.
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