Loon Lake area evacuation order extends to nearly 1,500 properties due to Pear Lake fire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in British Columbia has expanded evacuation orders for the Loon Lake area due to the massive Pear Lake wildfire. Nearly 1,500 properties are now under mandatory evacuation as the fire grows to over 73,000 hectares.
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Demonstrates the immediate threat posed by large-scale wildfires to residential communities and the necessity of emergency management responses.
There are now almost 1,500 properties on evacuation order in the Loon Lake area of B.C. due to the Pear Lake wildfire.
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District expanded the evacuation order on Friday morning for the Loon Lake and South Green Lake area, adding approximately 375 properties to the 1,119 properties already on evacuation order in the area.
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