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Lots of mop-up operations ongoing as crews continue to battle Pear Lake wildfire
Crews are mopping up hotspots and patrolling containment lines as Clinton residents return after the evacuation order was downgraded.
- On Saturday, evacuation orders for the Village of Clinton and 373 properties were downgraded to evacuation alerts, allowing residents to return home while the Pear Lake wildfire remains out of control at 157,448 hectares.
- The Pear Lake fire merged with the Rim Lake fire after crossing the Bonaparte River, forcing residents to evacuate weeks ago when gusty winds pushed the blaze over the southern hills.
- Highway 97 through Clinton reopened to all travellers on Saturday, but Nicolas Kosovic, owner of The Stagecoach Cafe, described the return as "bittersweet" after finding "everything was spoiled in our fridges, of course."
- While residents return, crews remain active mopping up hotspots and patrolling for spot fires, though 80 properties in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area E remain under evacuation order.
- Smouldering ground fire and smoke will remain noticeable over the coming weeks, while crews continue bolstering containment lines around Big Bar Mountain to prevent further fire growth.
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