Evacuation orders, alerts issued for properties south of Smithers, B.C. due to wildfire

A wildfire near Smithers in northwest B.C. has led to dozens of properties being placed on evacuation order, and hundreds on evacuation alert.

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Powers Creek blaze three kilometres south of the town covers an area of 20 hectares as of Saturday morning.

In a tweet Friday night, the BCWS said the fire was spreading moderately fast, and multiple pieces of heavy equipment — including aerial resources — would work to contain it overnight.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued an evacuation order for 51 properties west of the Telkwa River, accessed off of Tatlow Road, at 11 p.m. Friday.

<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Evacuation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Evacuation</a> Order issued by Regional District

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