A southern district in B.C. has declared a state of local emergency and issued evacuation orders due to rapidly spreading wildfires near Lytton, a village devastated by a similar blaze in 2021.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders in the Blue Sky Country region because of the “immediate danger to life safety” caused by two wildfires near the small community, located roughly 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
An evacuation order is in effect for three properties along Highway 12 in the region due to the “out of control” Izman Creek wildfire. The order came into effect at 8 p.m. on July 1, and says anyone in the affected area must leave immediately….