Warm, dry weather stoking 11 wildfires left over from last year near Fort Nelson [Video]

The B.C. Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions.

The service said in a Facebook post that the fires have begun visibly smoking recently and officials are monitoring the blazes closely. Wildfire crews and aircraft have been sent to hot spots where the fires have the greatest potential risk to infrastructure.

The wildfire service said crews are focusing on blazes that can be safely targeted, and resources from elsewhere in the province are being mobilized to help.

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser said the return of wildfire activity has stirred difficult memories in Fort Nelson, part of the regional municipality in northeast B.C., where more than 4,700 people were evacuated around this time last year.

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