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More than 100 properties ordered to evacuate as wildfire grows near Big Bar Lake, B.C.
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A wildfire caused by lightning near Big Bar Lake, B.C., has forced the evacuation of over 100 properties. Authorities have issued multiple evacuation orders and alerts as the fire continues to grow.
The Fiftynine Creek wildfire was discovered Friday southeast of the lake and has grown to an estimated size of about 4,000 hectares (40 square kilometres), as of 8 p.m. PT Friday. The B.C. Wildfire Service believes the fire was caused by a lightning strike.
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