Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region, and two evacuation orders have been issued due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C.
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Three properties being threatened by the Izman Creek fire on Highway 12 at Laluwissan Creek have been ordered to evacuate as the blaze poses 'immediate danger to life.'
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The BC Wildfire Service says the Izman Creek wildfire near Highway 12 is about 25 hectares in size.
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Two properties being threatened by the Nikaiai Creek wildfire on Spencer Road South have also been ordered to evacuate.
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The BC Wildfire Service says the Nikaia Creek wildfire is about six hectares in size and is one of more than 70 wildfires burning across the province.
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It says crews, supported by firefighters from Lytton First Nation, made 'good progress' overnight, and they are now focused on the north and south flanks of the blaze.
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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District also issued an evacuation alert Monday night for nine properties in the Harper Lake area near Chase, B.C., due to the rapidly growing Mount Scatchard wildfire.
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The blaze, which was discovered Monday and is about 35 hectares in size, also prompted the Neskonlith Indian Band to issue an evacuation order for 40 properties on Monday.
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It says northwest B.C. has cooler weather, as central and northeast B.C. are seeing warm seasonal temperatures.
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'Given the ongoing dry and warm conditions, there is an increase in the potential for wildfires with the risk for dry lightning,' it says.
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About 85 per cent of the fires burning in B.C. are believed to be caused by lightning, while 15 per cent are believed to be human caused.
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