Out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C. prompts evacuation orders, alerts
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The Nikaia Creek fire burning on the west side of the river is around 5.73 hectares in size and has prompted an evacuation alert for two properties and alerts for several more.
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the village of Lytton, B.C., has prompted an evacuation order for two properties and an alert for several others, but wildfire crews say they are getting the upper hand.
The Thompson Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation order for two properties in the immediate vicinity of the flames just west of the village.
The alert was issued by the Lytton First Nation for several properties west of the village.
The Nikaia Creek fire burning on the other side of the river from Lytton is around 5.73 hectares in size. BC Wildfire Service was alerted to the fire Monday night and sent crews to work through the night.
“Crews are seeing really good success. They’re establishing wet lines on both the north and the south flank and are hoping to see continued success today,” Taylor Shantz-Stewart with BC Wildfire Service said Tuesday.
The wildfire is suspected to be human-caused.
The Lytton ferry remains in operation.
This latest wildfire marked the fourth anniversary of the fire that destroyed Lytton and claimed the lives of two people.
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