People are being evacuated from Lytton, B.C., and some buildings already destroyed
BC Wildfire Service reported the fire was about 1.7 kilometres northwest of Lytton, on the west side of the Fraser River, and dozens of properties were being evacuated.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders for dozens of properties in Electoral Area I Thursday evening, while the Lytton First Nation ordered evacuations on reserves 23, 27B, 27 and 27A. Reserve 9A and 9B were on evacuation alert. Lytton First Nation Deputy Chief John Haugen said about nine people from his community had been evacuated from their homesby late afternoon.
“We have received reports that approximately three structures may have been lost, but this has yet to be confirmed,” he said.
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