B.C. district issues evacuation order as aggressive Keremeos Creek fire grows in size
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The BC Wildfire Service says a fireplace burning about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton now covers greater than 4 sq. kilometres.
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An evacuation order has been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for communities within the neighborhood of the Keremeos Creek wildfire, which was found Friday.
The order covers Inexperienced Mountain Street between Hwy. 3A to the south, Apex Mountain Street to the north and within the basic neighborhood of Ford Lake.
The reason for the blaze has not been decided, and the BC Wildfire Service says it’s displaying “aggressive” and “erratic” behaviour.
The service says the hearth is burning in an space that’s inoperable for air tanker and heavy equipment help, nevertheless these sources are on standby.
It says there are 50 BC Wildfire Service personnel are actually deployed to the hearth.
