Rob Schweitzer, director of fire station operations for the BC Wildfire Service, said the Nohomin Creek fire was first reported around 12:45 p.m. Thursday and was fueled by gusty winds. By 8pm, it had grown to 200 hectares. Four initial assault crews and two unit crews, totaling about 55 people, were on the ground and supported by helicopters and air tankers, he said. View from the east side near a gas station, facing the west side. Water bombers now in place. pic.twitter.com/8t8I8nmqXn — UBCIC (@UBCIC) July 14, 2022 Story continues below ad Crews were scheduled to remain at the site into the evening and overnight if necessary, he added. The fire has been declared the province’s first “infamous fire” of the season. Pader Brach, executive director of regional operations for Emergency Management BC, said officials believe three structures may have been damaged. Trending Stories
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About nine people were ordered to evacuate and several evacuation notices were in effect in Lytton First Nation. The Thompson Nicola Regional District also issued an evacuation order for 24 addresses in Constituency ‘I’ (Blue Sky Country). 0:29 New fire breaks out on Fraser River from Lytton, BC New fire breaks out on Fraser River from Lytton, B.C. Food, shelter and clothing were provided for the displaced, he said. Story continues below ad Phone, internet and cell service in the area, including access to 911, were also affected. Telus said the outage was the result of a vehicle crash that damaged some of its infrastructure in the Hells Gate area. Brach said there were also five cellphone towers and some landlines in the fire zone, but he was unable to say whether they were affected. It’s been just over a year since the village essentially burned to the ground amid BC’s record-breaking heat dome. Two people lost their lives, while hundreds were forced to leave their homes. Work on rebuilding the community has only recently begun. Residents have not yet been allowed to return. 3:55 Lytton residents frustrated with slow rebuild Lytton residents frustrated with slow rebuild – 30 June 2022 © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
