Growth on Lytton Creek fire prompts TNRD to put 175 new properties on alert, including Spences Bridge

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. — The same fire that destroyed the village of Lytton is moving up the Thompson Valley and threatening another community — Spences Bridge.

Late Tuesday evening (July 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation alert for 175 properties along Highways 1 and 8 between Lytton and Spences Bridge — including properties within the latter village.

• 3577 to 3640 Big Horn Curl;
• 4884 Bridge Rd;
• 4850 to 4857 Chucker Cres;
• 3416 to 3545 Colvin Rd;
• 3701 to 3719 Deer Lane;
• 4936 Doc Rd;
• 3557 to 10320 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8;
• 3637 to 3825 North Frontage Rd;
• 4903 to 4907 Rainbow Rd;
• 3701 to 3814 Riverview Ave;
• 4800 School St;
• 3748 to 3784 South Frontage Rd;
• 7893 Speym Rd;
• 3607 to 3697 Station St;
• 4809 to 4835 Steelhead Pl;
• 3740 to 3787 Thompson View;
• 2869 to 4480 Trans-Canada Hwy; and
• any other properties located within the red boundary on the following map

credit – TNRD

Residents of these properties should be prepared to leave on very short notice.

The Lytton Creek complex is mapped at 15,664 hectares. It began on June 30, devastating the community of Lytton before moving into the forested area.