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PHOTO GALLERY: Battling the West Fraser Log Yard fire

Fire Departments from around Quesnel helped contain the blaze, which burned for more than 48 hours.

After the sun had set, thousands of logs were burning. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

As night falls, firefighters work to contain the blaze. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Just one section of logs burning was enough to send flames hundreds of feet into the air. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Shaun Schwartz drags hoses into position. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

A wall of flame didn’t deter Brian Menzies (right) from talking strategy. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

A firefighter sprays down grassy area to prevent flames from spreading. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Brian Menzies wasn’t spraying at the fire, but instead looking to wet the grass around the blaze, to prevent it from spreading. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Even from hundreds of feet away, the heat was intense. Brian Menzies looks to get hoses into position. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The log yard is located just to the east of the Quesnel Cemetery, and sent embers and smoke billowing into the cemetery and beyond. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Not only were firefighters battling the flames, but wind gusts of 50 km/h. Water from their hoses was quickly blown away, as were embers from the fire, which spread to the embankment to the west of the log yard. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Attempts from the Fire Department to contain the fire to one pile of logs proved fruitless. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

As embers flew into the air, different sections of the log yard also caught on fire. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

By Nov. 10, the fire had died down a little. It would continue to burn until the evening of Nov. 11. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The fire was first detected by West Fraser workers around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

CASSIDY DANKOCHIK

Observer Reporter

Fire Departments from around Quesnel helped contain the blaze, which burned for more than 48 hours.