#MountUnderwood wildfire near #PortAlberni is now 3400 ha big and still out of control. Helicopters are fighting the fire in strong winds. Officials say the city is not as risk at this time. @cheknews.ca

This massive #pyrocumulous cloud is towering over #PortAlberni right now. A result of the Mount Underwood wildfire burning out of control just south of the city. @cheknews.ca

This is the smoke and ash filled sky south of #PortAlberni near the Mount Underwood fire. Ash is falling from the sky. ⁦‪@CHEK_News‬⁩

Devastating fire near #Merville north of #Courtenay this evening. @OysterRiverFire and @CourtenayFire battled the flames but the house is destroyed. Three people escaped. 2 pets unaccounted for. Fire video credit: Leanne Howes @cheknews.ca

Great morning to be covering the @CFSnowbirds at 19Wing #Comox @cheknews.ca

A large 30 foot deceased juvenile Gray Whale has washed up on Long Beach near #Tofino. Fisheries and Oceans scientists will be doing a necropsy in the coming days to determine why it died. ⁦‪@CHEKNews

Brutal driving conditions this afternoon near #Cumberland on Hwy 19. Very localized but heavy hail. Two vehicles went off the road, one person injured. @cheknews.ca #bcstorm

I shot these aerials in #TelegraphCove in June. It's such a gem of a place. Sadly, it appears all of these buildings were destroyed by the fire this morning. Even the big blue house on the hill. @CHEK_News

This is up close video from #AlertBay firefighters as they arrive by boat for mutual aid then begin working the fire in historic #TelegraphCove. Credit: Alan Hunt. More @cheknews.ca

This is the destruction in #TelegraphCove after this morning's fire. Credit to Matt Oakheart for the video. He says the Whale Interpretive Centre, Prince of Whales, Tide Rip and Killer Whale cafe are all gone. Firefighters from as far as #AlertBay responded. More @cheknews.ca

For Martin Mars water bomber fans in Greater #Victoria, a piston and cylinder have been fixed on the #Philippine Mars and I’ve been told another attempt to fly to #SanFrancisco could happen Saturday. (This video was last week at Sproat Lake.) @cheknews.ca