Update 7:30 p.m.-
The TNRD has downgraded the evacuation order for the Napier Lake area to an evacuation alert.
It says the situation has improved because of the rain in the area.
People can return home though they are being told to be on stand-by in case the situation changes.
The wildfire is still burning out of control and it’s estimated to be 25 hectares in size.
Original
Nearly 100 homes south of Kamloops are being evacuated because of a fire burning in the Stump Lake area.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says people who live in 96 properties near the vicinity of the Napier Lake fire should report to the Merritt Reception Centre at 1950 Mamette Ave., if they need emergency social services.
“Emergency Support Services will only be provided if your primary residence is one of the properties under evacuation order,” the TNRD said, in a statement.
The properties in question are as follows:
- 8420 to 8588 Fraser Rd;
- 80 to 200 Golden Quill Trail;
- 7085 to 7745 Hwy 5A;
- 11425 Kamloops-Merritt Hwy 5A;
- 8745 to 8805 Long Lake Rd;
- 8165 to 8895 Old Kamloops Rd;
- 7630 to 7650 Raven Ridge Rd;
- 6465 to 8145 Trapp Lake Rd;
- 16 to 72 Windy Way; and
- other properties as identified on the attached map.
The evacuation order came in just after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The BC Wildfire Service says there are three personnel responding to the fire with support from air tankers and three helicopters.
“Smoke from this incident will be highly visible to travellers on Highway 5A because of the wind,” they say, in a statement.
The Napier Lake fire is one of roughly 200 active fires in the province, with 74 of those in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
For more on the evacuation order, click here.
Napier Lake fire… you can see the retardant being used to trap in the blaze. #Kamloops
📸 @BernieHudyma pic.twitter.com/gEdDsBVSd2— Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) July 8, 2021
