3rd evacuation order issued as wildfire continues to burn near Boston Bar, B.C.
Another evacuation order was issued Monday due to the Brunswick Creek wildfire burning near Boston Bar, B.C.
The Boston Bar First Nation said anyone living in IR 2 Kopchitchin must leave immediately.
Two existing evacuation orders, for the North Bend community and surrounding area and Boothroyd Indian Band community, remain.
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An evacuation alert, meaning residents must be ready to leave at a moment's notice, is in place for the Boston Bar area.
Boston Bar is located along Highway 1 and the Fraser River, about 55 kilometres north of Hope.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the wildfire is sitting at 12.3 square kilometres (1,230 hectares) as of Tuesday morning, without any growth since Sunday.
Environment Canada has issued air quality warnings for the eastern Fraser Valley due to the wildfire.
The Brunswick Creek wildfire blows smoke into the air on Tuesday. (BC Wildfire Service)
Air quality warnings are also in effect for the north and south of the Fraser Canyon and North Harrison Lake.
The BCWS's online situation page says the fire was human-caused, which is how any wildfire not sparked by lightning is categorized.
Thumbnail courtesy of BC Wildfire Service via CBC.
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