As the Wesley Ridge fire burns between Port Alberni and Parksville, evacuation orders and alerts have been issued to help people stay safe. One of those evacuation alert areas, however, became a danger for a pitbull mix dog that was found chained to a tree.

"I was out at like 6:30 in the morning and I heard a dog crying off into the woods," said Janet O'Reilly, who lives in Whiskey Creek near Cameron Lake. She takes her dogs for a walk each morning on a trail near her home. She didn't know if there were people in the direction of the dog and didn't want to take a risk by approaching in the isolated wooded area.

"I kind of circled back afterwards and heard her crying again. And again, I just wasn't prepared to put me or my dogs into any risk."

At around 4 p.m. O'Reilly's neighbour came t

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