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09-05-2003, 11:08 AM
KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) - The resurgent Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire near here has claimed five historic railway trestle bridges and threatens the other 13, officials said Thursday. The fire, which forced 3,200 people to flee their homes, some the second time, consumed five bridges on the 90-year-old Kettle Valley Railway line running through Myra Canyon, an internationally popular hiking and cycling route. Two of the other trestles along the 15-kilometre section of line southeast of Kelowna were also damaged, including one steel-framed trestle that lost its deck. Most of the bridges are made of creosote-soaked timber while two are steel with wooden decks.
Source: CP, Global BC... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=203f6590-cbb8-4d69-a156-52da6aba3fd1&s=9641409.95211018&linkid=185&parent=news)
Source: CP, Global BC... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=203f6590-cbb8-4d69-a156-52da6aba3fd1&s=9641409.95211018&linkid=185&parent=news)