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B.C. district tells residents under evacuation orders to leave as wildfire grows

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Peace River Regional District says residents in Kelly Lake area of northeastern B.C. should leave immediately.

The district says first responders may be forced to leave the area if conditions worsen at the Kiskatinaw River blaze.

It says the fire could be deadly to those in its path and may not be possible to rescue trapped residents.

The fire spanned roughly 74 square kilometres and had been growing in the direction of Kelly Lake , a community of about 75 residents.

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English

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