Crews battle Terrace Mountain blaze
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Updated: July 29, 2009 7:51 AM
Crews continue to make progress on the Terrace Mountain wildfire.
The Kamloops Fire Centre reports the fire was 60 per cent contained Tuesday, with crews continuing to work to completely contain the 4,500-hectare fire.
While some evacuation orders have been downgraded to alerts, other orders and alerts remain in place for areas around the wildfire.
Westside Road remains closed from south of La Casa resort and north of Baziw Orchards, north of the Fintry and Fintry High Farm evacuation order area. Just over 1,000 residents between La Casa, Valley of the Sun and the Fintry area remain out of their homes, on evacuation order. An estimated 1,200 residents of the Killiney and Caesar’s Landing area are on short notice evacuation alert. Another 2,508 residents are still on evacuation alert in the Westshore-Beau Park, Wilson’s Landing–Trader’s Cove and Bear Creek Main to Bear Lake.
Information regarding forest fires in B.C. is available at www.bcwildfire.ca or by calling 1-888-336-7378.
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