# Wildfire prompts evacuation alert near metro Vancouver

https://mins.news/en/item/15549

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 20:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfire-prompts-evacuation-alert-metro-vancouver-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74f38569018900011c34c7

> A wildfire triggered an evacuation alert on Wednesday roughly 30 kilometers from Vancouver. The affected area is near one of Canada’s largest metropolitan regions. Fires across Western Canada were also continuing to spread. Dry and hot weather was cited as a factor behind the ongoing expansion of the blazes.

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