Homes destroyed, highway closed due to Shetland Creek fire near Ashcroft

Crews person pulled backmost from nan Shetland Creek occurrence successful B.C.’s Venables Valley because of nan consequence they mightiness get trapped there.

That occurrence is burning southbound of Ashcroft and Cache Creek and covers much than 17,000 hectares arsenic of Monday morning.

It has destroyed 8 homes and 12 structures successful nan organization of Saranagati successful nan Venables Valley.

However, nan afloat grade of nan harm is unclear until a unit tin safely get connected nan ground.

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The occurrence has forced galore removal orders and alerts successful nan area and it closed Highway 1 connected Sunday arsenic nan flames burned to nan separator of nan roadway.

More to come.