Posted: Jul 20, 2021 5:42 PM PT | Last Updated: July 21
A new wildfire, sparked when a van crashed into a hydroelectric pole, prompted an evacuation order for the resort town of Sicamous, B.C., on Tuesday.(B.C. Wildfire Service/Twitter)
Most of the resort town of Sicamous, B.C., in the Southern Interior, was put under an evacuation order or told to prepare to leave on Tuesday after a highway crash sparked another wildfire.
Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz said the fire, which is burning near Two Mile Creek, started Tuesday afternoon after a van crashed into a hydroelectric pole with a transformer on it.