{"id":824644,"date":"2026-07-25T05:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824644\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:45:25","slug":"village-of-clinton-ordered-evacuated-as-pear-lake-fire-grows-eastward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824644\/","title":{"rendered":"Village of Clinton ordered evacuated as Pear Lake fire grows eastward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stanke said the village\u2019s evacuation orde<\/a>r affects approximately 650 people, and evacuees are being directed to the Emergency Support Services reception centre at McArthur Island in Kamloops. He added there are buses on standby to help transport people who may need additional assistance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have extra RCMP coming in for security because Highway 97 dissects the town and there are always security issues,\u201d Stanke added.<\/p>\n

A section of Highway 97 through the Village of Clinton is currently closed<\/a> to traffic as tactical evacuations are underway. <\/p>\n

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has also expanded its evacuation order to include approximately 118 addressed properties in Electoral Area \u201cE\u201d (Bonaparte-Plateau). It notes approximately 58 properties west of Clinton and east of Kelly Lake were put on order last night, and that the new orders impact approximately 60 addressed properties, listed below:<\/p>\n

6681 and 6697 26 Mile Frontage Rd;
\n7701 Clinton Station Rd;
\n7515 and 7583 Danielson Rd;
\n7228 to 7320 Elliot Park Way;
\n7737 and 8030 Fenton Rd;
\n6265 to 8193 Hwy 97;
\n866 Lagoon Court Rd;
\n825 to 985 McCall Rd;
\n35 and 70 Pavilion-Clinton Rd; and
\nAny other areas as outlined on this map.<\/a><\/p>\n

The TNRD has also issued an evacuation alert for approximately 11 addressed properties as follows:<\/p>\n

5385 to 5665 Hwy 97; and
\nAny other properties as outlined on this map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, the Pear Lake exhibited Rank 4 fire behaviour along the east flank, meaning an organized flame front with intermittent crown fire and a fast rate of spread,\u201d the BC Wildfire Service said in an update just before 11:00 a.m. Friday (July 24). \u201cSouthwest winds pushed fire growth east into the valley.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAs of this morning, July 24, the fire remains above the train tracks near Pear Lake and above the powerline right of way that runs along the base of the mountain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The BC Wildfire Service cautions crews working on the lightning-caused fire will continue to be challenged by hot and dry conditions and challenging terrain. While temperatures have cooled off slightly, an anticipated cold front is expected to lead to increased winds over the coming days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinds are expected to be predominately south to southwest,\u201d the BC Wildfire Service added. \u201cWe anticipate further fire growth and an increase in fire activity throughout the day as warm and dry conditions continue. More smoke is likely to be observed in the following days, particularly in the afternoon and evening periods.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFuels remain heavily impacted by drought throughout the area and are highly susceptible to increased fire behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the latest evacuation orders and alerts in the TNRD, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story and more information will be provided once it\u2019s available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stanke said the village\u2019s evacuation order affects approximately 650 people, and evacuees are being directed to the Emergency…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824645,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,44],"class_list":["post-824644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}