Wildfire near Spences Bridge sparks ‘tactical evacuations,’ new fires flare near Nelson
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In a Thursday briefing, B.C. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said the Shetland Creek fire grew 'quickly and considerably' overnight.
Scores of properties near Spences Bridge, B.C., have been evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire surges amid scorching temperatures and ongoing drought.
In a Thursday briefing, B.C. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said the Shetland Creek fire grew “quickly and considerably” overnight.
“This wildfire has proven to be extremely volatile and everyone in the area should leave immediately if they have not already done so,” Ma said.
By late Thursday morning, the fire had ballooned to more than 5,000 hectares (50 square kilometres) in size after merging with the nearby Teit Creek fire.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued evacuation orders for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, a community about 65 kilometres northwest of Merritt.
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The Cook’s Ferry Indian Band also expanded an evacuation order for the same fire to reserves along the Thompson River south of Ashcroft.
Both fires are believed to be lightning-caused and were first spotted on Friday.
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