Update 703pm
The BC Wildfire Service now says the wildfire that has shut down Kelowna International Airport has grown to an estimated 6 hectares
The blaze sparked mid Sunday afternoon leading to the shutdown of airspace around YWL
No flights are coming in or out of the airport.
RCMP are also conducting tactical evacuations of nearby residents and have warned others
to be ready to depart on moments notice
Wildfire crews as well as fire departments in the surrounding area on the scene trying to get control of the blaze
The wildfire is believed to be human-caused.
