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By James Peters

Wildfire Danger

TNRD evacuates Spences Bridge due to threatening Lytton Creek wildfire

Jul 22, 2021 | 12:21 PM

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced the evacuation of 169 properties near the Lytton Creek wildfire Thursday (July 22), including all of Spences Bridge.

These are the properties impacted:

• 3577 to 3640 Big Horn Curl;
• 4884 Bridge Rd;
• 4850 to 4857 Chucker Cres;
• 3416 to 3545 Colvin Rd;
• 3701 to 3719 Deer Lane;
• 3557 to 10320 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8;
• 3637 North Frontage Rd;
• 3681 to 3769 North Frontage Rd;
• 3701 to 3814 Riverview Ave;
• 4800 School St;
• 3748 to 3784 South Frontage Rd;
• 7893 Speym Rd;
• 3607 to 3697 Station St;
• 4809 to 4835 Steelhead Pl;
• 3740 to 3787 Thompson View;
• 2869 to 4480 Trans-Canada Hwy; and
• any other properties within the red boundary on the map below:
  Image Credit: TNRD

A separate evacuation alert covers the Highway 8 corridor southeast of Spences Bridge, affecting another 94 properties.

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Evacuees are asked to either stay with friends and family or make their way to Chillwack for Emergency Support Services.