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PRINCE GEORGE Help has arrived from Alberta to help out in the firefighting effort in the Prince George Fire Centre.
Seventeen firefighters have arrived and have been deployed to where they are the most needed – including one crew sent to Tumbler Ridge, one to Mackenzie and another to Vanderhoof.
Meantime, two evacuation orders remain in place in the Prince George Fire Centre. They are for the 2,800 hectare lightning caused Grizzly Lake fire and for the 14,000 hectare Cutoff Creek blaze.
The Shesta Lake fire is the closest to Prince George and is estimated to be just over 5 hectares in size and out-of-control. That fire is located about 35 kilometres southwest of Prince George.
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Evacuation alert issued for Shesta Lake and Punchaw Lake area
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Shesta Lake Evacuation Area (Regional District of Fraser Fort George)
An evacuation alert has been issued by the Regional District of Fraser Fort George for the Shesta Lake and Punchaw Lake – electoral area ‘C’ and Nahlquonte 2 and Deep Creek 5 – Nazko First Nation.
This is due to the active wildfires burning about 35 kilometers southwest of Prince George.
According to the BC Wildfire Services, two out-of-control blazes are ongoing beside one another, one is about 11 hectares in size while the other is about 5.60 hectares.
The fire near Punchaw Lake was discovered today (Thursday) and is believed to be caused by lightning.
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