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Lower Young Creek Wildfire Near Keremeos Now 'Being Held'

NEAR PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 14 – The evacuation order near Princeton was downgraded after conditions improved, allowing nearly 30 properties' residents to return despite the August Lake wildfire remaining out of control.

  • Residents of nearly 30 properties near Princeton, B.C., are allowed to return home after evacuation orders were downgraded to alerts by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.
  • The Lower Young Creek wildfire is now 'under control' and will not spread beyond its current boundaries, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
  • Cliff Chapman, director of wildfire operations, stated that while multiple challenges remain, conditions are not expected to lead to extreme fire behavior.
  • The Placer Creek wildfire continues to burn out of control, and efforts are underway to establish control lines and protect inhabited areas and Highway 3.
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Ashnola road reopens south of Keremeos after wildfire controlled

The Lower Young Creek fire was deemed held on July 13 and under control on July 15

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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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