We have no timeline on how long it will take, but it will be thorough. We ask for everyone s patience to allow the investigation the time and space in order to determine the facts, she said.
Premier John Horgan previously said he had heard anecdotal evidence linking the start of the fire to a train running through the community.
Roberts said officers are working to track down witnesses or anyone who may have information about what caused the fire. We re very mindful that people that were in the area have likely been evacuated or are in different parts of the province right now, she said.
RCMP working to identify cause of Lytton, B.C., fire as two deaths confirmed
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RCMP officers man a roadblock on the Trans-Canada Highway as wildfire burns in Lytton, B.C., Friday, July 2, 2021. The BC Wildfire Service says there has been minimal growth in fire that destroyed much of the village of Lytton, B.C., in the past day .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed much of the village and left two people dead.
Dawn Roberts, the director of communications for the B.C. RCMP, told a news conference Sunday that investigators were able to access the village on Saturday.
Majority of B.C. wildfires this year have been human caused
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BC Wildfire Service, Emergency BC, RCMP, BC Coroners Services, Red Cross, and Dr. Bonnie Henry were all on a conference call this afternoon (Sunday) that addressed the wildfires raging across the province.
Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service gave some statistics about the firefighting in the province:
since April 1st, 633 wildfires have been responded to
roughly 83,000 hectares have been burned
56% of the fires have been caused by humans
31% were caused by lighting, the remainder are to be determined
Posted: Jul 04, 2021 3:34 PM PT | Last Updated: July 4
An image from video captured by a Lytton resident fleeing the B.C. community on June 30 shows numerous structures on fire.(2 Rivers Remix Society/Vimeo)
British Columbia s public safety minister admitted his government s wildfire response this week revealed gaps in protocols  after facing criticism from First Nations leaders.
Mike Farnworth s comments came a day after the tribal council chair for the worst-hit area of the province lambasted the province s lack of early communication as sickening while homes and other buildings on the Lytton First Nation were destroyed by fire. While there were challenging factors, early communication with the Nlaka pamux Nation Tribal Council and the Oregon Jack Creek Band didn t live up to expectations, Farnworth said in a statement Sunday. I have made my expectations clear to the ministry and I have been assured that immediate steps have been taken to address gaps in
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RCMP officers man a roadblock on the Trans-Canada Highway as wildfire burns in Lytton, B.C., Friday, July 2, 2021. The BC Wildfire Service says there has been minimal growth in fire that destroyed much of the village of Lytton, B.C., in the past day .
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck July 04, 2021 - 5:00 PM LYTTON, B.C. - Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed much of the village and left two people dead. Dawn Roberts, the director of communications for the B.C. RCMP, told a news conference Sunday that investigators were able to access the village on Saturday.