A new wildfire near Peachland, B.C., has grown rapidly Thursday evening and forced residents of 325 addresses to evacuate.

The Central Okanagan Regional District announced the evacuation order Thursday at 6 p.m. PT.

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire near Munro Lake — about six kilometres southwest of Peachland, a town of about 5,000 people almost 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver — is also threatening the Munro Lake Forest Service Road and the Peachland Main Road.

The fire started earlier Thursday afternoon, according to the BCWS, and has grown to 0.7 square kilometres (74.3 hectares).

The Central Okanagan Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 325 properties due to the Munro Lake wildfire Setp. 25, 2025. The red outline indicates the area for the evacuat

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