Fire has grown to 22,476 hectares, with biggest threat in southeast corner near Spences Bridge
The Villages of Ashcroft and Cache Creek have rescinded evacuation alerts that were put in place in the wake of the Shetland Creek wildfire.
The 80 residents of the community were able to evacuate safely, but a preliminary assessment on July 21 showed that around 20 structures had been lost, including six primary residences. An evacuation order for a portion of the Village of Ashcroft along Highway 1 remains in place, but officials are monitoring the situation to see when it can be downgraded to an evacuation alert. The area that remains on order includes the Ashcroft Ranch, and the closest buildings to the fire within village limits are some 7.5 kilometres away from where the fire is burning near Oregon Jack Road.
The area of most concern remains the southeast corner of the fire, which as of Thursday was mapped at 22,476.6 hectares. On Wednesday there was increased fire activity behind Arthur's Seat Mountain southwest of the community of Spences Bridge, which is not under threat, although smoke in the area is intense, and highly visible from as far away as Lytton. Fire crews have been constructing a guard along Murray Creek to the west of Spences Bridge, to slow the rate of the fire's spread.
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