Pleas for people to obey evacuation orders as fire destroys B.C. community

B.C. officials are urging people to follow evacuation orders after crews battling the aggressive White Rock Lake fire risked their lives to save residents who chose to stay behind. The fire has caused extensive damage to the community of Monte Lake and nearby Paxton Valley.

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