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Road cut off between Prince George and Chetwynd as wildfire grows.
Road cut off between Prince George and Chetwynd as wildfire grows
Highway 97 between Chetwynd and Prince George, B.C., has been closed and evacuations of some neighbourhoods in Chetwynd are underway as a wildfire in the region grows rapidly.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says crews are responding to a wildfire that grew to 0.4 square kilometres on Wednesday.
The Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the Pine River area.
Everyone covered by the evacuation order is ordered to leave immediately.
More to come.