2 wildfires burning near Clinton, B.C., merge

https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d3cb720e-1467-4d86-8e8a-74901888fc80,1785082475409/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C192%2C2048%2C1152%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Almost 140 fires are blazing across the province as of Sunday morning.

The BCWS says two fires in the Big Bar complex, pictured above, merged on Saturday evening." width="620" />

The fires merging have impacted Highway 97, which is now shut down between Loon Lake Road and Chasm Road.