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‘Tremendously Unfortunate’: B.C. Wildfire Sparked by RCMP Vehicle
THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 3 – The Izman Creek wildfire, sparked by an RCMP trailer wheel failure, has grown to 155 hectares and triggered evacuation orders amid ongoing firefighting efforts, officials said.
- On July 1, the RCMP caused the 130-hectare Izman Creek wildfire north of Lytton after a trailer wheel ejected on Highway 12, igniting dry grass amid hot, windy conditions.
- At 2:20 p.m., an RCMP trailer's wheel ejected, sparking a grass fire near Highway 12 north of Lytton.
- The wildfire grew from 25 to 130 hectares amid hot, windy weather, prompting deployment of three crews and three helicopters by BC Wildfire Service.
- The wildfire prompted evacuation orders for three properties and alerts for nine others, affecting Highway 12 near Lytton, according to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Lytton First Nation.
- Beyond this incident, both fires near Lytton are suspected to be human-caused, and the region remains under high or extreme fire danger in B.C.
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