Wildfire forces evacuation affecting about 1,100 people east of Kelowna, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An evacuation order affecting about 1,100 people living east of Kelowna, B.C., was issued Thursday because of the threat of a wildfire.
Fire crews from the Joe Rich, Kelowna, Ellison and Lake Country departments along with the BC Wildfire Service were fighting the blaze that was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m.
The wildfire service says the blaze located roughly 25 kilometres from Okanagan Lake has grown to about 380 hectares in size. It’s suspected to be human-caused.
A reception centre for evacuees was being set up at a church in Kelowna.