Lytton wildfire still burning, evacuation order downgraded to alert
Posted September 3, 2016 10:09 am.
Last Updated September 3, 2016 4:40 pm.
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LYTTON (NEWS 1130) – A wildfire burning near Lytton has grown to 532 hectares — about the size of Stanley Park.
Fire Information Officer Max Birkner says it’s about 50 per cent contained.
“We have 91 firefighters still on the fire and we have three pieces of heavy equipment and three helicopters that are still working on the fire.”
LISTEN: NEWS 1130’s Bruce Claggett joins anchor Brock Hunter from the scene of the Lytton fire
An evacuation order for the area has been downgraded to an alert, and people have been allowed back into their homes.
Back burn being lit by crews on the #Lytton fire. A bit windy but cool right now. pic.twitter.com/BeWu5FkmVa
— Bruce Claggett (@BruceClaggett) September 3, 2016
