A looming forest fire has put part of the Village of Zeballos on evacuation alert. The fire is reported to be about 10 hectares in size.
Residents on the east side have been told to grab their emergency kits, clothes, important documents and mementos and be ready to leave on short notice.
Zeballos is a remote village of just over 100 people on the northwest part of Vancouver Island.
Volunteer firefighters have been soaking homes and setting up sprinklers.
The BC Wildfire Service is now on the ground in the village and attacking the fire fro