A wildfire moving down the mountain toward Wilson's Landing, B.C., made an "unearthly" howling sound as it stirred up winds to become a "self-feeding beast," said the fire chief of the community on the western shore of Okanagan Lake.
The south, central and north Okanagan areas had the highest levels of air quality risk in B.C. on Monday. With smoke factored in, a handful of other communities join that list.
The city of Kelowna was in a 'good position' on Monday, with cool weather having helped firefighters attack rather than defend against the out-of-control McDougall Creek fire.