The Shetland Creek wildfire scorched much of the area on Wednesday night, and now officials are getting their first good look at the damage.
A handful of structures have been lost in Venables Valley after an aggressive wildfire tore through the area — a blaze that has now grown to cover more than 132 square kilometres.
The entire Village of Ashcroft is being asked to prepare to flee, placed under evacuation alert with an aggressive wildfire marching toward the community. More information about the Ashcroft alert can be found here. For a list of evacuation orders and alerts in place due to the Shetland Creek wildfire, click here.Drivers are being warned about the potential for closures on Highway 1 south of Cache Creek due to a fast-moving wildfire in the area.
The latest BC Wildfire Service mapping has the 12,402-hectare wildfire’s northern tip about 11 kilometres southwest of Ashcroft. The fire was sparked on July 12 by lightning and has grown rapidly in recent days. Castanet has a reporter in the area. This story will be updated throughout the day as more information becomes known. UPDATE: 10:01 a.m.
The damage caused in the Venables Valley by the fast-moving Shetland Creek wildfire might not be as bad as previously feared — and FireSmart planning is being credited. The BCWS said an update on the Shetland Creek fire is expected later Friday morning. This story will be updated when more information becomes known.Further growth is expected on the 5,750-hectare Shetland Creek wildfire burning between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek as the BC Wildfire Service enters what it expects to be "a very challenging" weekend.
According to BCWS, 71 firefighters, six helicopters, 15 pieces of heavy equipment, two line locaters, two structure protection specialists, and eight structure protection personnel were assigned Thursday to the fire, along with structure protection trailers, engines and water tenders.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band expanded evacuation alerts and orders due to the danger presented by the fire.
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