In less than an hour, a wildfire that sparked on the Lytton First Nation - Tl'kemtsin- reserve has grown from .009 hectares to 2.1 hectares.
The fire was discovered Monday, at about 9 p.m., in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area ‘I’.
According to BC Wildfire, the blaze is burning out of control in the area of Nikaia Creek and is anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter, or control line.
Four years ago to the day, on June 30, 2021, a wildfire sparked south of Lytton, destroying much of the village.
The cause of the fire, which left two people dead, remains unknown.
On Monday, June 30, 2025, multiple people took to social media to post photos and video of the blaze burning on the west side of the Fraser River, across from the Trans Canada Highway.
In 2023, the federal government fast-tracked funding to build 20 new housing units over the following three years, an announcement that came three years after the devastating blaze.
More to come.
