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Despite some initial communication challenges unrelated to the fire, cell service has been restored and Haugen said he believes all residents are aware of the situation.Īt least six residential structures have been lost, although the number could be upward of nine, and officials are trying to contact affected residents, he added. The Lytton First Nation and Thompson-Nicola Regional District have issued evacuation orders and alerts for dozens of properties on the west side of the river. About 80 firefighting personnel are on scene. It has burned at least 15 square kilometres since it broke out Thursday and is spreading in steep terrain on its western flank, the B.C. The blaze comes just over a year after a ferocious wildfire scorched the same region, levelling the town centre and displacing many residents who have yet to return home. Sometimes there’s no power here and we’re running out of water on the east side of the Fraser River,” he said during a briefing.Ī tiny ferry that crosses the river is out of service due to high water levels, making it difficult to move resources toward the fire on the west side, he added. John Haugen, deputy chief of the Lytton First Nation, said conditions are challenging, a day after the blaze broke out nearly two kilometres northwest of Lytton on the other side of the Fraser River.
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