Emergency officials said they were conducting “tactical evacuations” along Highway 3 Wednesday afternoon after a wildfire jumped the U.S. border in the southern interior.
The Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary said it had issued an evacuation order for the Grand Forks area, related to the Goosmus wildfire south of Danville, Wash.
“Fire is moving north toward the CAN/US Border. Ember showers have been witnessed in the Sleepy Hollow area,” the district said on the social media platform X.
As of 5:40 p.m., the district said no structures had been lost to the fire. It said wind had calmed down and some rain had fallen.
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Photos from the area show billowing smoke.
Residents along Highway 3 west of Grand Forks are being told to leave immediately.
Evacuees are being asked to take Highway 3 to Jack Goddard Memorial Arena in Grand Forks.