The village of Lytton and Lytton First Nation are under evacuation orders as a fire spreads nearby
Photograph: Darryl Dyck/APPhotograph: Darryl Dyck/APThe British Columbia village that wasis now under evacuation orders as a quickly growing wildfire once again threatens the area.
In the months that followed, some residents returned and began the slow process of rebuilding. On Friday morning, however, the British Columbia Wildfire service said the Nohomin Creek fire is out of control and has doubled in size since Thursday evening, growing to 500 hectares. At least 50 residents in Lytton have been ordered to evacuate, as have several reserves within the Lytton First Nation.
The fire is burning on the west bank of the river, across from Lytton. Houses on the west shore of the river, part of the Lytton First Nation Reserve, were largely untouched by the 2021 fire.
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