As the town of Ardenvoir moves into its second full day under a Level 3 "Leave Now!" evacuation notice due to the Lower Sugarloaf Fire, rumors about widespread looting happening in and around the small community have starting popping up on social media.

Officials with Chelan County Emergency Management placed the town of no more than 75 residents on a Level 3 notice at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, after a shift in the winds led to an increase in fire activity to the west of the tiny community.

On Monday, rumors and unsubstantiated anecdotal accounts of looting taking place in the town once its population had been given notice to fully evacuate began spreading on sites such as Facebook like a wildfire of their own.

KPQ News spoke with an Ardenvoir resident who has yet to evacuate and chose t

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