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Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Alert In Cecil Lake Area In Northeast B.C.

The Canadian Press, 02 May, 2016 11:11 AM
    FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for multiple homes in the Cecil Lake area in northeast B.C.
     
    Two small wildfires, about 10 and 12 hectares in size, are burning south of Cecil Lake Road, about 30 kilometres east of Fort St. John.
     
    The district issued the evacuation alert Sunday evening for properties within several blocks of the fires as ground crews and one helicopter attempted to contain the flames.
     
    Evacuation alerts are meant to prepare residents to be ready to evacuate their homes at a moment's notice if it is deemed necessary.
     
    The B.C. Wildfire Service says there are currently 40 active fires larger than 10 hectares burning in the province.
     
    Last month a number of large blazes in northeastern B.C. destroyed a house and forced evacuations from about 500 other homes.

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