RCMP to provide update soon on investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
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Damaged structures and vehicles are seen in Lytton, B.C., Friday, July 9, 2021, after a wildfire destroyed most of the village on June 30. RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., after residents were forced to escape a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed most of the village. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
LYTTON, Calif. – RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they say there will be an update soon on the investigation into the cause of the fast-moving wildfire that destroyed most of the village.
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Less than two weeks ago, the bigwigs of B.C. tourism, from the provincial minister to the CEO of the B.C. Hotel Association, were encouraging people to safely explore the province as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.
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Many operators of businesses related to tourism are now bracing for the impact of highway checkpoints, road closures, evacuations and potentially shortened or cancelled travel plans due to the spreading wildfires.
On Sunday, the resort community of Sun Peaks was asking visitors to stay away to support any evacuation orders due to wildfires.
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Officials say 132 addresses in the Whitecroft community have been evacuated due to a blaze that covers about 1.5 kilometres.
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Brandi Schier, a spokeswoman for the Sun Peaks’ emergency operations centre, says firefighters from the resort town are helping crews from the BC Wildfire Service battle the Embleton Mountain fire.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has also issued an evacuation alert for residents of nearby Heffley Lake, and Schier says that covers 156 addresses.
A total of 12 evacuation alerts and nine evacuation orders are in place for the region that is home to the village of Lytton, which was nearly destroyed by a fast-spreading fire on June 30. We re just asking that people put a pause on those plans right while the situation is taken care of, Schier said.
Resort municipality issues evacuation alert
On Sunday afternoon, the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (SPMRM) issued an evacuation alert for all properties within the municipality s boundaries. Right now the fire is a potential threat to the access road, Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine told CBC News. So out of an abundance of caution, people in town should be ready to evacuate should it be necessary at this point.
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