Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size.

That’s up from two square kilometres after the out-of-control fire was discovered Wednesday, south of the U.S. border.

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary had issued an evacuation order Wednesday afternoon, saying the Goosmus wildfire was moving north toward the Grand Forks area, and “tactical evacuations” were underway.

At 8 p.m., the district issued another statement saying the potential threat had diminished, and the order had been rescinded based on advice from the British Columbia Wildfire Service.