Residents of Lytton were ordered to evacuate their homes last night due to a wildfire that spread quickly.
Mayor Jan Polderman of Lytton issued the order, saying residents and structures were threatened by the blaze in an area where two other fires are already burning.
Chief administrative officer Scott Hildebrand of the local regional district says it’s tough finding shelter for people who had to scramble to escape the smoke as some homes were burning. The speed of the evacuation order has also raised concerns about accounting for everyone displaced by the fire. Emergency Services and the RCMP are asking for all evacuees to register on line https://ess.gov.bc.ca/ or at an evacuation centre.
Provincial fire information officer Erica Berg says resources were being sent to the village as quickly as possible.
Lytton had set a Canadian high-temperature record of 49.6 Celsius earlier this week.
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