Wildfire near destroyed village of Lytton, B.C., grows to 500 hectares, air quality statement issued
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A rapidly spreading wildfire near Lytton, B.C., has grown hundreds of hectares and a special air quality statement has been issued for the area.
A rapidly spreading wildfire near the Lytton, B.C., has grown hundreds of hectares and a special air quality statement has been issued for the area.
The B.C. Wildfire Service's dashboard said Friday morning the Nohomin Creek fire is an estimated 500 hectares in size. The previous estimate, given Thursday night, was 200 hectares.
Officials say the fire is burning approximately 1.7 kilometres northwest of the Village of Lytton. It sparked roughly two weeks after the first anniversary of the deadly fire that destroyed most of the village.
Three structures may have been lost to the fire, though those reports are unconfirmed, according to Pader Brach, executive director of regional operations for Emergency Management BC.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
Late Thursday, Environment Canada issued an air quality statement for the Fraser Canyon over the local smoke impacts from the fire.
The statement said areas from Lytton to Choate will likely be impacted for the next 24 to 48 hours.
