A fire sparked yesterday near Lytton has grown to 60 hectare in size and is considered out of control.
Kamloops Centre Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald said, "Fifty-five firefighters on site today and they're being supported by four helicopters. The helicopters are working on bucketing water on the North planks of the fire and ground crews are working on the East and Southern planks today."
An evacuation alert was issued this morning by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for Electoral Area "I".
Impacted addresses are:
Read the full alert here.