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At least one property within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has been ordered to evacuate as a fire near Kamloops, B.C., continues to grow.
The Kullagh Creek wildfire, located near Highway 5A at the north end of Stump Lake south of Kamloops, was discovered Tuesday morning. It was initially listed at 30 hectares in size, but has since grown to an estimated 130 hectares. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service, and the fire is burning out of control.
The TNRD has ordered one property to evacuate, and has issued an evacuation alert for 30 other properties in the surrounding area.
Anyone under an evacuation order is asked to leave the property immediately. Anyone under an alert should prepare to do so, the TNRD says.
The TNRD has also declared a state of local emergency for the area, known as Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country), giving local authorities the ability to exercise emergency powers, such as ordering evacuations, prohibiting travel or entering private property.
Seventy-one firefighting personnel, heavy equipment and aerial support are on the scene of the fire.