An Evacuation Order has been issued for the area along Highway 20 from 2.5km west of Alexis Creek to 1km east of Raven Lake Road, with upper and lower boundaries as outlined in the Alexis Creek Evacuation Order 1 and Alert 1 Boundary Map.
The Order includes the communities of Alexis Creek and Hanceville
The Order was issued at 9:10PM Saturday night by the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).
There is also an evacuation alert along Highway 20 from one-kilometre east of Raven Lake Road to the Fraser River.
That includes the Military range area, Riske Creek, and 10km up the Chilcotin Meldrum Road.
The Lexington Subdivision in the Sugarcane area was evacuated earlier Saturday morning.
Meanwhile in the North Cariboo, the Dragon Mountain fire, about 25km southeast of Quesnel, has now grown in size, estimated to be around 1,500 hectares.
#Evacuation Order: Alexis Creek area. Issued by Cariboo Regional District: https://t.co/9IQwujYl82 #BCWildfire @BCGovFireInfo
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) July 9, 2017
Historic Lee’s Corner on Highway 20 burned to the ground says GOAT morning announcer Dale Taylor who drove by it about noon Friday, July 7 capturing this image.
In Williams Lake the City’s Emergency Operations Centre closed for the night and will re-open this morning at 8AM.
Forest Ministers John Rustad said Saturday afternoon that the aggressive nature of the fires are making it difficult to plan an attack and 3,000 have been evacuated in the Cariboo.
He said infrastructure damage has become significant as well and stressed the primary’s focus is getting people to safety.
– with Files from George Henderson, My Cariboo Now
.@JohnRustad4BC, @MikeMorrisforBC issue statements, updates on current #BCwildfire situation | https://t.co/Ha8Fh3xzeV #NorthernBC pic.twitter.com/KT9nmNoBnf
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 9, 2017
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