UPDATE: Evacuation alerts issued as BC Wildfire Service battles fire near Lytton

Image: Facebook / A fire currently estimated at 2.1 hectares in size has broken out west of Lytton Monday night (June 30)
The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation alert for a number of properties as a wildfire burns on the west side of the Fraser River, Monday (June 30) night.
It is urging residents and visitors within the Papyum 27, Papyum 27A, Lytton 27B and Nohomeen 23 reserves to be prepared to evacuate at a moments notice, if needed.
According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the fire in Nikaia Creek is estimated to be 2.1 hectares in size. It is considered out of control, and is believed to be human caused.
โThe west flank of the fire was burning in grassy fuel types which have mostly burnt out,โ Julia Munro with the Lytton First Nation said in a post on social media. โCrews are focusing along the north flank of the fire, establishing hose lay and using direct attack methods on the fireโs edge.โ
Munro said structure protection assessment work is being conducted, and that the Lytton First Nation is supporting BC Wildfire Service crews with a water tender.
โThey also have a crew conducting proactive fuel mitigation work on properties in the vicinity of the fire,โ Munro added.
There are currently 12 BC Wildfire firefighters and one Response Officer attending to this wildfire, according to Munro.
This fire comes exactly four years to the day when a wildfire tore through the nearby Village of Lytton, and levelled much of the community. The June 30, 2021 fire also killed two people and it was sparked just one day after Lytton hit a Canadian temperature record of 49.6 C.
Residents in the Fraser Canyon community remain determined to see the rebuild through.
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