UPDATE: Hwy 1 closed, evacuation order issued as new wildfire grows quickly near Lytton

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• SourceKamloopsBCNow
• Original URLhttps://kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Wildfire/Hwy_1_closed_as_new_wildfire_grows_quickly_near_Lytton/
• Canonical URLhttps://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Wildfire/Hwy_1_closed_as_new_wildfire_grows_quickly_near_Lytton/
• Publish dateJun 19, 2026
• First indexedJun 20, 2026 9:00 am PDT
• Last checkedJun 20, 2026 9:15 am PDT
• Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
• Description(UPDATE: June 19 @ 10:15 pm) - The Saw Creek wildfire just south of Lytton is now an estimated 200 hectares in size. The Thompson-Nicola...

Assigned Topics

• Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season

• Coquihalla & Okanagan Connector — alerts & enforcement (2026)

• High streamflow advisories & water safety — Thompson-Nicola region (2026)

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