Update: 8:50 p.m.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre has issued evacuation orders due to the 14-hectare wildfire east of Princeton.
A live BC Wildfire Service map shows the August Lake wildfire burning near the Princeton Golf Club.
Evacuation orders have been issued for the following areas: 鈥�
- South of Highway 3
- West to Amber Hill Road / Darcy Mountain Road adjacent of Sewer Treatment Plant
- East to Willies Ranch Road
- Includes Princeton Golf Club and Properties on Taylor Mill Drive
Residents on evacuation order must leave their property and report to the Princeton Emergency Support Services Reception Centre at the Princeton & District Arena at 167 Old Hedley Rd., the RDOS said.
Meanwhile, evacuation alerts have been issued for the following areas:
- Properties north of Highway 3 along the Similkameen River
- South of Princeton Cemetery Road
- East of Copper Mountain Road
- West of Willie Ranch Road
Update: 4:40 p.m.
Four helicopters and five airtankers are responding to the August Lake wildfire just east of Princeton.
BCWS says 14 firefighters are also on scene fighting the now 10-hectare blaze.
It is still classified as "out of control" and appears to be burning near the Princeton Golf Club, according to a live BCWS map.
"The fire is displaying rank 2-3 behaviour, meaning a moderately vigorous surface fire with a moderate rate of spread," BCWS said in an update.
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BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews are attacking a new fire in the Similkameen Valley, this time just outside Princeton.
The August Lake wildfire sparked Saturday afternoon, July 12, east of Princeton.
It is currently seven hectares in size. A live BCWS map shows the blaze burning near the Princeton Golf Club.
Social media posts from some Princeton residents also indicated the fire is located near the golf course.
The blaze is suspected to be human-caused, BCWS said.
