It's the first time The Inn at Spences Bridge has been empty since April.
Dorothy Boragno, who owns the inn with her husband Michael Findlay, said Friday they watched thick smoke across the Thompson River from the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire that has already forced others to evacuate.
The Shetland Creek fire is now listed at 132 square kilometres in size, up from 57 square kilometres, and has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in the communities of Spences Bridge, Ashcroft and part of Cache Creek, east of Kamloops. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District expanded an evacuation order in front of the fire on Thursday evening to cover about 85 properties in the Venables Valley area, while the Cook's Ferry Indian Band has issued orders for several reserves along the Thompson River.
"So, residents are very on edge. They have been ever since this fire started and it was clear that it was going to be heading in this direction," she said."It's been thick smoke here for the last few days even though the fire is still several kilometres away, there's ash falling on everything here in Ashcroft."
Boragno said they are also ready to get out, with a cat cage and a bag of"special stuff" ready next to the door.
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