There are two new out of control wildfires burning along Highway 16.
One is covering 110 hectares north of Coryville right on the border of the Northwest and Prince George Fire Centres.
And has prompt an evacuation alert, for a map for evacuation alerts and orders you can view at https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/
The second is burning less than a hectare west of there, just south of Burns Lake.
Both are believed to be lightning caused, and suppression efforts are underway.
They’re among the 61 active out of control wildfires burning across BC right now.
Evacuation alerts have been lifted for Summerland, but the Bald Range Fire is continuing to grow away from the community.
Meanwhile, the Pear Lake, French Bar and Bonanza Creek fires in the south Cariboo have now burned 2,500 square kilometers.
There are currently about 2,000 British Columbians on evac orders and about 14,000 on alerts.
