Evacuation order expanded south of Spences Bridge due to Shetland Creek wildfire

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District expanded the evacuation order for the Shetland Creek wildfire to include an area south of Spences Bridge. The evacuation order has been expanded to include properties in the Murray Creek drainage, along Colvin Road west of the Trans-Canada Highway, and other properties outlined on the map, according to a notice from the district. There are now a total of roughly 97 properties on evacuation order. Anyone in an area under evacuation order must leave immediately. The district is telling people to only take what they can immediately, transport pets in kennels or on leashes, close gates but don’t lock them, turn off electricity sources and unplug appliances. FortisBC will turn off natural gas service as needed. There are a total of six evacuation alerts, and four evacuation orders because of the Shetland Creek wildfire.  Click here for more information and updates from the district. https://eoc.tnrd.ca/ Click here for the BC Wildfire Service map. https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2024&incidentNumber=K70910&source=map To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .