'Aggressive' Wildfire Forces Homes Evacuated West Of Kamloops, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Sep, 2016 11:33 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A wildfire burning west of Kamloops, B.C., has forced the evacuation of more than a dozen homes.

Fire information officer Kelsey Winter says the fire burning near the Lytton First Nation is aggressive and fuelled by wind.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says the fire, which sparked Wednesday, has grown to about 300 hectares in size and is moving at a "moderately vigorous" speed.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ordered that 16 homes be evacuated.

About 20 others are under an evacuation alert, meaning they may need to leave at any time.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says the fire is moving up slope, away from homes.

The agency says air tankers, helicopters and 56 firefighters working on the blaze. (CHNL, The Canadian Press)

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