The Regional District of East Kootenay ordered a “tactical evacuation” in a small community in southeastern B.C. due to a nearby wildfire on Monday.
In a Facebook post around 3:30 p.m., the RDEK says that emergency responders were carrying out the tactical evacuation due to a wildfire in the area.
The tactical evacuations were taking place in the area of Saunders Road and Palmer Road in Baynes Lake, an unincorporated community on the shore of Koocanusa Lake.
A spokesperson for the regional district said that they did not know how many people were being told to leave due to the fire, which covered an area of 0.041 square kilometres as of Monday afternoon.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says the cause of the blaze was unknown as of Monday afternoon.
A Facebook post from the nearby Baynes Lake Community Hall said the hall would be open for anyone who was evacuated due to the fire.