Posted: Jul 20, 2021 5:42 PM PT | Last Updated: July 21
A new wildfire, sparked when a van crashed into a hydroelectric pole, prompted an evacuation order for the resort town of Sicamous, B.C., on Tuesday.(B.C. Wildfire Service/Twitter)
Most of the resort town of Sicamous, B.C., in the Southern Interior, was put under an evacuation order or told to prepare to leave on Tuesday after a highway crash sparked another wildfire.
Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz said the fire, which is burning near Two Mile Creek, started Tuesday afternoon after a van crashed into a hydroelectric pole with a transformer on it.
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UPDATE: Evacuation order extends into Sicamous as Mara Lake wildfire grows to 60 hectares
(UPDATE: July 20 @ 3:45 pm) - The wildfire burning just south of Sicamous along the east side of Mara Lake has grown to 60 hectares.
As a result, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District has extended the evacuation order north and it has now creeped into the municipality.
According to the CSRD, it affects all residences within the District of Sicamous that lie to the south of the terminus of Sherlock Road, southeast of Cook Avenue, Gillis Avenue, Larch Avenue, east of Sicamous Narrows and Mara Lake and north of Sicamous Creek.
VANCOUVER An area of B.C. s District of Sicamous is under evacuation order as of Tuesday afternoon as officials monitor the nearby Two Mile Creek wildfire. The order issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the Shuswap Emergency Program s Emergency Operations Centre at around 2 p.m. applies to an area near the boundary of the district and Electoral Area E. The latest from the BC Wildfire Service suggests the fire is about 10 hectares, and classified as out of control. As it is burning near Highway 97A, drivers are advised to monitor DriveBC.ca for possible closures. No addresses have been given, but the area is described as south of the terminus of Sherlock Road, southeast of Cook Avenue, Gillis Avenue, Larch Avenue, east of Sicamous Narrows and Mara Lake, and north of Sicamous Creek.
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