Photo: BC Wildfire Service

The same fire that destroyed dozens of homes near Ashcroft six weeks ago has now consumed structures in the Green Lake area almost 100 kilometres away.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District spokeswoman Debbie Sell says the fire is 1,680 square km in size and still active in the region.

She says downed power lines have added to the danger in the area and officials have not been able to access the site to determine what has been lost.

Sell says affected property owners will be contacted as soon as specifics of damage are available.

The wildfire service reports at least 10 wildfires have broken out in the last 24 hours, including six believed to have been caused by humans.

BC Wildfire Service spokesman Kevin Skrepnek said Tuesday that 154 wildfires were burning across B.C., and the firefighting price tag has reached $309 million, though that figure does not include costs for known losses which include dozens of homes and 118 outbuildings.

Emergency Management BC says nearly 9,300 people remain out of their homes in central and southeastern B.C., as 40 evacuation orders are still in place.

Evacuation orders were downgraded to alerts Tuesday for the community of Clinton and from Alexis Creek to Riske Creek but Sell says there are still some evacuees needing food and assistance as they shelter in Kamloops.