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Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate.

Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firefighters would arrive today to join the fight against the blaze that has claimed one life and caused destruction as it roared towards Summerland.

Murdoch says firefighters have faced a “monumental task” with the 156-square-kilometre fire, but that it’s being adequately staffed.

He says crews are in “a true fire fight,” citing the steep, hot conditions, while…

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