As of Tuesday afternoon, there were more than 2,860 properties on evacuation order provincewide. Wildfire Service had previously referred to the fire as the Inkaneep Creek wildfire, but changed the name on Tuesday. "From working in this branch for 20 years, I would be taking my family out if I was on an evacuation order today," Chapman said. The Nk'Mip Creek wildfire is burning about six kilometres north of Osoyoos, B.C., on Osoyoos Indian Band land. 8:09Anyone placed under an evacuation order must leave the area immediately.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2021 14:52 UTC