Two out-of-control wildfires in northeastern British Columbia have nearly doubled in size in one day.
Evacuation orders remain in place for much of the areas surrounding the Red Creek and Boundary Lake fires, about 1,300 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
The B.C. Wildfire Service said Sunday the fire at Boundary Lake was an estimated 5,900 hectares, compared to about 3,000  hectares earlier in the day.
The fire at Red Creek hit 2,800 hectares, up from 1,550.
The wildfire service says crews have made significant progress on the Boundary Lake fire thanks to cooler temperatures and higher humidity, and containment lines have been constructed around the fire….