More evacuation orders and alerts south of Pear Lake wildfire
Crews are bolstering containment lines and using planned ignitions as the wildfire threatens more than 100 properties and Highway 99 access.
- The Pear Lake wildfire in the South Cariboo region of British Columbia has grown to more than 1,600 square kilometres and is the largest active wildfire in the province.
- Evacuation orders have been issued for over 80 properties around areas including Highway 99, Cache Creek, Blue Sky Country, and Bonaparte Plateau, with many more properties under evacuation alert.
- A new wildfire near Jacko Lake, south of Kamloops, has rapidly grown to about half a square kilometre and is out of control, but no evacuation advisories have been issued as no structures are at imminent risk.
- Nineteen firefighters, multiple air tankers, and three helicopters are actively fighting the Jacko Lake fire with fire retardant dropped along its flanks, while the province remains under a state of emergency due to widespread wildfires.
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The province issues additional regulations while the fire on Pear Lake is still gaining ground.
New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A new lightning-caused wildfire has been spotted south of Kamloops on Saturday (Aug 22). The BC Wildfire Service had the fire posted on their online map shortly before 12:30 p.m., and it is believed to be about six hectares in size. The out of control blaze is in the Jacko Lake area, about seven kilometres south of Kamloops. The BCWS has firefighters and aircraft attacking the flames. Evacuation alerts or alerts have yet to be impleme…
New evacuation instructions have been issued for properties in the southern Cariboo region of British Columbia, while the huge fire near Pear Lake continues to expand.
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