FILE PHOTO
(ASHLEY LEGASSIC - REPORTER / iNFOnews.ca)
July 17, 2021 - 1:02 PM
A wildfire burning roughly 45 kilometres southwest of Merritt is mapped at 185 hectares.
The July Mountain fire is out of control and 0% contained, west of Highway 5, according to the service. It has grown since its discovery July 13.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for 25 properties in electoral area N. For more information, visit the regional district’s website.
The fire is suspected to be caused by lighting and one helicopter is on scene today.
To contact a reporter for this story, email Carli Berry or call 250-864-7494 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.
We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.
News from © iNFOnews, 2021