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BREAKING: Williams Lake is under evacuation

Cariboo Regional District has issued the order due to strong winds creating violent fire activity.
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WATCH: Williams Lake is under an evacuation. DETAILS: http://www.wltribune.com/news/breaking-williams-lake-is-under-evacuation/

Posted by Williams Lake Tribune on Saturday, July 15, 2017

Williams Lake is under evacuation.

Fire crews are battling three fires around Williams Lake, while also up against increasing winds – some reaching up to 70 kilometres per hour – as well as hot and dry temperatures.

Evacuees are being directed to Highway 97 south.

More to come.



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I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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