Evacuation alert still in effect for wildfire near Spallumcheen in North Okanagan
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The alert is for properties along Round Lake Road, Grandview Flats Road and Highway 97A. The fire is believed to have been started by lightning.
A wildfire sparked by lightning on Friday afternoon in the North Okanagan, southwest of Armstrong, is currently listed at 3.2 hectares in size.
The blaze on Grandview Mountain, initially sized at 0.8 of a hectare, spawned an evacuation order shortly after it was discovered.
That order, issued by the Township of Spallumcheen, was downgraded to an alert in the evening.
The alert is for properties along Round Lake Road, Grandview Flats Road and Highway 97A. Click here for a list of the affected addresses.
BC Wildfire Service crews, including air support, were dispatched to the location of the fire, and the township’s fire department provided assistance. Crews stayed on scene until 9 p.m.
“Crews continue to work the fire area aggressively and deal with hot spots as they occur,” said the township.
The township also closed the entrance trails to Mount Rose Swanson and is asking the public to avoid that backcountry area.
Five other wildfires are burning in the region.
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