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BC Apr 18 - 4,083 views
UPDATE: 9:30 a.m.
The fires around Williams Lake have forced more evacuations, this time in 150 Mile House.
The evacuations were ordered Saturday morning, along with an additional evacuation alert for residents south of Williams Lake.
The fire forced the evacuation of the Williams Lake airport Friday night, and two hangars are believed to have been destroyed.
UPDATE: 6:30 a.m.
Two hangars at the Williams Lake airport are believed destroyed by fire.
The airport was the staging scene for crews fighting several wildfires in the Cariboo region, Friday.
John Ranta, mayor of Cache Creek and head of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, confirmed two hangars were lost at a regional airport. As of Friday night, no other airstrips in the region were threatened by fire.
UPDATE 8:50 p.m.
The Williams Lake Regional Airport has been evacuated. Essential crews remain, according to a source at the scene.
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UPDATE: 4:05 p.m.
The Williams Lake Airport is surrounded by fire.
A person connected to the airport tells Castanet the airport property is surrounded by four separate fires, two of which are growing into one larger blaze.
Conditions are currently windy, and one of the fires at the north end of the airstrip has encroached onto airport property.
"There are 100-foot flames within sight of the apron, and some operators are evacuating their aircraft from the airport," the witness said.
He's currently staying put, as his crews are working on fighting the fires.
Two tanker groups are also working the scene, but will probably have to leave soon as the approach to the runway will likely be closed due to decreasing visibility, he added.
ORIGINAL: 3:10 p.m.
Another wildfire has been reported in the Cariboo region, this time near Williams Lake.
Details are so far few, but the BC Wildfire Service tweeted about 2:30 p.m. that crews were responding to a one-hectare blaze northeast of Williams Lake.
An air tanker was said to be working the fire, along with helicopter water bucket support.
More details to come.
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