Outdoor fire
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Event title
Canada - Wildfire near Chetwynd prompts evacuation order, alert
Source
Severity
Mid
Event date (UTC)
2024-04-25 07:40:00
Last update (UTC)
2024-04-25 07:40:00
Area range
City / district wide event
Address/Affected area(s)
Chetwynd area, Peace River Regional District, British Columbia
An evacuation order has been issued due to an out of control wildfire burning close to Chetwynd in B.C.’s interior.
According to Emergency Info BC, anyone in the Pine River area is being asked to evacuate immediately due to the Wildmare Creek wildfire.
More specifically, the affected area is west of Bisset Creek, south to the Pine River and east to Wildmare Creek. This includes all properties on the north side of the highway.
An evacuation alert has also been issued for the neighbouring area to the northeast.
Currently, BC Wildfire Service says the fire is about 40 hectares and suspected to be human-caused.
Highway 97 has been shut down while fire crews work to control it, the BCWS adds.
There are currently 116 active wildfires in the province, four of which were sparked in the last 24 hours. As climate change continues to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, the BC Wildfire Service says it’s anticipating elevated fire activity this spring.