SPALLUMCHEEN, B.C. — The Township of Spallumcheen in the southern B.C. interior has opened an emergency operations centre after ordering 18 properties evacuated due to an out-of-control wildfire.
The evacuations come amid a spike in wildfire activity associated with lightning and parched conditions across much of the province's interior.
The township says more than a dozen other properties on the west side of the road are on evacuation alert and should be prepared to leave with little notice. It says people whose properties have been evacuated can visit an emergency support service centre at the Spallumcheen's municipal hall.
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