Update: August 22, 2023, 9:30 p.m. – The Stein Mountain wildfire (K71634) located 12 km northwest of the Village of Lytton has increased in activity this evening, with strong southerly winds pushing the fire up the Fraser Canyon, roughly four kilometres north late this afternoon and evening. Increased fire activity is expected to continue overnight. Structure Protection personnel are actively engaged in structure defense, and 18 BC Wildfire Service personnel with one water tender will be on site throughout the night.
Lytton First Nation has issued an Evacuation Order for properties in 18 Mile. Full Evacuation Order is available here: https://lfn.band/evac…/f/august-22nd-2023-evacuation-order
Full incident details available here: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents…