Overview
- The Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek fires have been managed together as the Brunswick Complex and grew to about 200 square kilometres by Thursday night.
- The blazes forced multiple evacuation orders and alerts for hundreds of properties and closed a section of Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon.
- Fire crews have shifted to continuous 24‑hour operations with hundreds of personnel, heavy equipment, structure‑protection teams and multiple helicopters including night‑vision groups.
- Officials say human activity likely started the fires and that strong gusts and extremely steep terrain have produced extreme fire behaviour and rapid spread.
- Smoke has prompted expanded air‑quality warnings, power lines were de‑energized and several buildings including cabins and trailers at Blue Lake Resort were destroyed, deepening community disruption and recovery needs.