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Mon, Sep 10 2012 07:50:59

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B.C. residents tweet dramatic Peachland wildfire photos

  1. A 200-hectare wildfire near Peachland and Lions Bay, B.C., is now partially under control, but about 1,500 residents remain under an evacuation order.
  2. daybreaknorth
    CBC Daybreak North@daybreaknorth
    Mayor tells #CBC Kelowna Peachland fire "partially" under control. Update at 7 AM.
    Mon, Sep 10 2012 06:45:29
  3. CBC journalists have been posting photos of the Peachland wildfire and the efforts underway to control it.
  4. #fire photo: #Peachland elementary school very close to flames today #CBC #BC http://pic.twitter.com/jdKsF5kb
    Leia@leiahutchings
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 22:42:54
  5. #fire photo from #Peachland today. helicopters doused flames nearly every 30 seconds before sundown #CBC http://pic.twitter.com/HtyTFzJ9
    Leia@leiahutchings
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 22:41:15
  6. #Forestfire flames behind #Peachland Elementary #CBC http://pic.twitter.com/zVjSiSqp
    Belle Puri @BellePuri
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 19:06:32
  7. #Peachland #Forestfire water bomber #CBC http://pic.twitter.com/fNBrPUm3
    Belle Puri @BellePuri
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 18:02:15
  8. Forest #fire burns near Peachland. #cbc http://pic.twitter.com/qeULkZNY
    Manjula Dufresne@Dufresnm
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 16:30:02
  9. #peachland forest #fire hangs right over Peachland Elementary School. 8 streets evacuated. yellow thick smoke. #cbc http://pic.twitter.com/9T0SIKqU
    Manjula Dufresne@Dufresnm
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 17:11:03
  10. Food blogger and freelance journalist Natasha Chudyk, @Betty_Dish on Twitter, posted a number of photos from around Okanagan Lake. 
  11. Horses near the fire, houses on fire nearby I am praying for these horses safety, above the Coquihalla #Peachland twitpic.com/aszwj3
    Betty Dish@Betty_Dish
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 19:18:06
  12. Photo of the smoke billowing across #Okanagan Lake in #Peachland #PeachlandFire twitpic.com/at1nz7
    Betty_Dish@Betty_Dish
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 22:25:33
  13. View from kelowna of peachland fire @GlobalBC @VancouverSun yfrog.com/oerw2ysj
    AlexandraU123@AlexandraU123
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 18:14:04
  14. The #PeachlandBC fire from Gyro in #Kelowna #peachlandfire #Okanagan http://pic.twitter.com/y2hjqsUY
    TroyScott@TroyScott
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 17:09:04
  15. Peachland, Trepanier and the golf course. On fire. Stay out and stay safe. http://pic.twitter.com/Ng2f5zIc
    Douglas Goubault@DouglasGoubault
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 17:21:38
  16. #skyporn #fire #peachland #kelowna #iphoneography #picoftheday #cloudporn instagr.am/p/PYJsRjRB-H/
    carrie harper@carrieharperart
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 19:05:12
  17. Praying for everyone's safety in #Peachland ... http://pic.twitter.com/WNdxjvOq
    Killer Shoes@Killer__Shoes
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 19:04:07
  18. Hoping everyone in peachland BC is evacuated safe and sound. Pretty crazy site from our docks. http://pic.twitter.com/UltMcxKy
    Lauren Gerelus@MissGerelus
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 17:04:01
  19. 2 fire retardent planes and helicopter on sight but way more smoke @Country1007 yfrog.com/ocfradfj
    Aaron Halliday@almostalan
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    Sun, Sep 09 2012 16:25:53

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