Wildfires across Canada threaten multiple communities to evacuate

Active wildfires across Canada are threatening communities to evacuate, including residents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Sparks from an RCMP trailer are to blame for a wildfire spreading this morning near Lytton, B.C.

Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in a statement released Thursday that the “equipment failure” that sparked the Izman Creek fire, about 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, happened on Tuesday afternoon on Highway 12.

Officers tried to put out flames in a dry, grass ditch, but they quickly got out of control.

The fire has quadrupled in size since Tuesday and is now threatening the town of Lytton.

The wildfire is estimated to be 155 hectares in size.

That area of British Columbia is trying to rebuild after being completely destroyed by a wildfire four years ago.

Fires in Manitoba threaten residents near Lynn Lake

In northern Manitoba this morning, residents near Lynn Lake are being ordered out of their homes.

There are fears a raging wildfire could cut off access to their community.

The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven’t provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes.

The town says that if wildfire activity affects Manitoba Hydro transmission lines, residents could see a power outage lasting at least one month.

Five communities evacuated by threat of wildfires

In Saskatchewan, people in five communities near Lac La Plonge are being evacuated.

Officials say the residents have been chased from their homes by the threat of wildfires.

They say there were 65 active wildfires in the province as of Friday morning.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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