Wildfire near Peachland grows to 220 hectares

The Munro Lake wildfire near Peachland grew overnight to 220 hectares, and there are evacuation orders and alerts for hundreds of properties. Peachland municipal firefighters and BC Wildfire crews are on the ground fighting the fire, according to the latest update from Central Okanagan Emergency Operations today, Sept. 26. Structure defences have been put in place with emphasis on the east side of the fire closest to Peachland since there is wind in the forecast and conditions are dry. The evacuation orders and alerts put in place last night remain in effect. There are 325 properties on evacuation order and 1,114 properties on alert. The fire is suspected to be human caused. There is a 30 per cent chance of showers overnight and a 60 per cent chance of showers tomorrow. Environment Canada is forecasting winds around 30 km/h. Click here for updates and to see which properties are on evacuation orders and alerts. https://www.cordemergency.ca/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. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 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 .