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Thousands of B C residents under evacuation orders, alerts as wildfires burn
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Portion of Highway 20 Closed due to wildfire
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Drive BC is reporting that the road between Dean River Place and Dowling Road (15 km west of Tatala Lake to 22 km east of Anahim Lake) is closed in both directions due to wildfire.
A detour is not available and the estimated time of opening is not available.
Drive BC says an assessment is in progress, watch for traffic control and that the next update will be tomorrow (JULY 14) at 9.
The road is closed from Dowling Road to 27 kilometres east of Dean River Place.
The BC Wildfire Service confirms that the closure is due to the Big Stick Lake wildfire.
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A wildfire that has currently been listed as out of control in the Hotnarko Creek area west of Williams Lake has prompted an evacuation alert for the Anahim Lake area.
The alert in total, covers 143,166 hectares and was issued by the Cariboo Regional District at 5 p.m. yesterday.
The fire at Hotnarko Creek was initially discovered back on July 3 and has expanded to cover 950 hectares. The suspected cause of the fire is assumed to be lightning.
The CRD has also noted that they issued the evacuation alert for this area because of the potential endangerment to life and health.