After the devastating fire that destroyed almost all of Lytton, RCMP say there are no active missing person files, although it suspects that could change.

At least two people died when most of the village burned down after a fast-moving wildfire last week.

Spokesperson Dawn Roberts says there may be others who perished in the fire on Wednesday night.

“If you know of a person who was in – or near – Lytton on Wednesday, June 30th, who cannot be accounted for, we are please asking you to attend any RCMP detachment or call your local, or neighbouring, RCMP detachment, and immediately report those individuals as missing,” Roberts said during a media conference on Sunday.

On Saturday, for the first time, Roberts says police were able to enter parts of Lytton, investigating the area where the two fatalities have been reported.

Roberts says police have also started investigating a cause, and Mounties along with the BC Wildfire Service were investigating a point of origin. She didn’t say exactly where that was.

Echoing what was relayed on Saturday by local officials during a public information session, authorities today said it remains too dangerous to allow access to the village, with toxic smoke being a main concern.

The fire was believed to have been human caused when it broke out; that blaze, now called the Lytton Creek wildfire, has merged with the weeks-old George Road wildfire, officials said on Saturday.

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