The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to an estimated 2,036 hectares. It started the morning at 1,618 hectares, up from 1,447 last night. Port Alberni, Tseshaht First Nation and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District have declared states of local emergency. Cameron Heights and Tiipis are on evacuation alert, along with Franklin River Road.

Transit service in the Cameron Heights neighbourhood of Port Alberni has been suspended on Wednesday due to the smoke from the Mount Underwood wildfire.

The wildfire has led to the evacuation of the China Creek Campground and Marina, located about 15 kilometres southwest of Port Alberni. The website for the campground and marina says it can accommodate 250 tent and RV campsites. Fire risk in the area had led the facility to ban fires on the beach.

The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to an estimated 2,036 hectares. It started the morning at 1,618 hectares, up from 1,447 last night. Port Alberni, Tseshaht First Nation and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District have declared states of local emergency. Cameron Heights and Tiipis are on evacuation alert, along with Franklin River Road.

The Mount Underwood fire near Port Alberni, B.C., has more than doubled in size in less than a day, growing to almost 14 square kilometres Tuesday, and knocking out power for more than 500 B.C. Hydro customers.

The rapidly growing wildfire on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni, B.C., has cut off the main road access to a community 90 kilometres southwest of the city in addition to forcing an evacuation of a local campground.