Evacuation order issued due to wildfire burning near Adams Lake: officials
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An evacuation order is underway for dozens of properties in Dorian Bay due to the Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire inching closer to properties in the area.
An evacuation order is underway for dozens of properties in Dorian Bay due to the Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire inching closer to properties in the area.
Dorian Bay is a co-ownership of around 35 lots on the east side of Adams Lake located 21 kilometres north of Chase.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) issued a statement for 55 properties near Lower East Adams Lake in Electoral Area F of the CSRD in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to leave immediately.
The alert was upgraded to an order shortly after the TNRD issued a local state of emergency due to the fire, which was first spotted on July 12.
It is now covering an area of 2,527 hectares.
The order includes the following properties:
Anyone affected is being told to proceed immediately to the Adams Lake Ferry to leave the area.