2 railway trestle bridges destroyed in Vancouver Island wildfire

By Kevin Forsyth
Saanich News
August 10, 2025
Category: Forest Fires
Region: Canada West

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The Wesley Ridge wildfire is still burning out of control, although it showed “limited growth” overnight, according to an update by Madison Dahl, fire information officer with BC Wildfire Service, on Aug. 10. The fire is listed at 590 hectares in size, but it is important to remember this number is the total area burned, not the total area that is currently burning. Two railroad trestle bridges were destroyed in the area, according to Dahl, and a third has been damaged.

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