Wildmare Creek wildfire evacuation order downgraded
The evacuation order caused by the Wildmare Creek wildfire has been rescinded, and the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) says residents can now return home.
CHETWYND, B.C. — The evacuation order caused by the Wildmare Creek wildfire has been rescinded, and the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) says residents can now return home.
According to the PRRD, the evacuation order was reduced to an evacuation alert. Shortly after, the PRRD confirmed that the evacuation alert was rescinded, saying the threat to life and safety had passed.
The fire, discovered in the Pine River area south of Chetwynd on Wednesday, is currently 76 hectares, and the BC Wildfire Service still has it listed as “out of control.”
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BC Wildfire Service staff say four initial attack crews, or about 20 firefighters, are currently at the scene battling back the blaze alongside helicopter crews.
A stretch of Highway 97 closed Wednesday due to the fire, but as of Thursday morning, the highway is now open between Stone Creek and Kurjata Subdivisions to single-lane alternating traffic guided by a pilot car.
Energeticcity.ca will update this story with new information as it becomes available.
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