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Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.'s south Cariboo
The order covers 1,119 properties as the merged wildfire grows to 73,217.11 hectares, and officials direct residents to evacuate north to Prince George.
- An evacuation order and alerts have been issued for residents along Loon Lake Road, the Loon Lake community, Highway 97 near 16 Mile, and over 1,100 properties in Electoral Area E due to the Pear Lake wildfire.
- The Pear Lake wildfire, estimated at approximately 73,217 hectares and combined with the Fiftynine Creek wildfire, is expanding and pushing into the Rim Lake wildfire, with 208 firefighting personnel and 23 helicopters assigned to the Big Bar complex.
- Highway 97 is closed between Loon Lake Road and 76 Mile Frontage Road with no reopening date announced, and evacuees needing assistance are instructed to contact the TNRD Emergency Operations Centre.
- Evacuees are advised to register at Emergency Support Services centres in Kamloops or Prince George, take essential items and pets with them, and are encouraged to stay with family or friends due to limited accommodation availability.
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