New evacuation orders and alerts were issued overnight as wildfires burn in northeast B.C., while more than 20,000 people in the city of Fort St. John remain on evacuation alert.
Shortly after midnight, the Peace River Regional District expanded its evacuation order for the Donnie Creek/Tommy Lakes region roughly 150 kilometres north of Fort St. John, extending north to the border with the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality around Fort Nelson.
Evacuation alerts for the region were also expanded to more properties.
And a new evacuation alert was issued for residents of the Old Remo abd New Remo districts
Evacuation orders mean people must leave their properties immediately, while alerts mean people should be prepared to leave
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