Residents of 32 properties in and around a remote Takla Lake First Nation community have been ordered to evacuate as a growing, out-of-control wildfire threatens safety in the area, more than 200 kilometres north of Prince George, B.C.
Growth of the 320-square-kilometre Big Creek wildfire’s southern flank triggered the evacuation order issued by local authorities and the Takla Lake First Nation on Friday at 5 p.m.
Everyone close to North Takla Lake Reserve 12, including the hamlet of Germansen Landing and 12 Mile areas, industrial operations west of Germansen Lake and parts of Omineca Provincial Park, must immediately leave the area.
The areas had been on evacuation alert since Wednesday, but high winds and dry conditions allowed the blaze to grow
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