Blaine Burgoyne was sitting on his couch in the ʔaq̓am Community near Cranbrook, B.C., last week when he felt a strong wind blow through the roof and noticed his lights flickering before going out completely.
Within minutes he noticed posts on social media from people spotting smoke in the air, and he ran outside to see the quickly spreading St. Mary’s River wildfire moving up the hill toward his community.
“It just ignited everything so fast that a lot of people had to get out right away,” Burgoyne told reporters Tuesday.
He was among residents of about 50 properties in the community who were forced to evacuate on July 17.
Burgoyne said he
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